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Nike Cajun (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

  • Length: 7.7 m
  • Diameter: 0.42 m

The Nike Cajun, manufactured by National Aeronautics and Space Administration established in 1958, undertook its inaugural launch on 07/06/1956, is non-reusable and is inactive.

Nike Cajun has 4 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 4 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.

The Nike-Cajun was a two-stage sounding rocket built by combining a Nike base stage with a Cajun upper stage. It was launched 714 times between 1956 and 1976 and was the most frequently used sounding rocket of the western world.

Manufacturer

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Acting Administrator: James Free

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.

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