FIRE 2 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
22 May 1965, 9:55pm
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 12
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
FIRE 2
Mission Type
Materials Science
Destination
Suborbital
FIRE (Flight Investigation of Re-Entry) was a high-speed reentry heat research program to obtain data on materials, heating rates, and radio signal attenuation on spacecraft reentering the atmosphere at speeds of about 24,500 miles per hour.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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