Blue Scout Jr. O-2
Blue Scout Jr
United States Air Force
Mission
Blue Scout Jr. O-2
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Suborbital
A flight carrying particle detectors. It was the only completely successful flight of the initial Blue Scout Junior program.
Location
Launch Complex A
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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Launch Complex A has witnessed the launch of 1 rockets, including 0 orbital launch attempts. While Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, has been the site for 792 rocket launches.
Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.
Rocket
Vought Blue Scout Jr
The XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior (sometimes called Journeyman B) was a rocket of the U.S. Air Force's System 609A Blue Scout family.
Agency
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
