Reentry-2 Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

31 Aug 1962, 4:25pm

Location

Wallops Island Launch Site

Wallops Island

Pad

Launch Area 3

Launch Service Provider

NASA logo

NASA

Vehicle

Scout X-3A

Mission

Reentry-2

Mission Type

Materials Science

Destination

Suborbital

Test of experimental heatshield material performance under heating loads near those of a lunar reentry.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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