NASA S-56
Scout X-1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Status
FailureMission
NASA S-56
Type: Astrophysics
An American satellite launched by NASA as part of the Explorers program. It failed to reach orbit when the second stage didn’t ignite.
Trajectory
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Location
Launch Area 3
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
77 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: NASA
- Administration: Administrator: Bill Nelson
- Founded: 1958
- Launchers: Space Shuttle | SLS
- Spacecraft: Orion
- Country: USA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
