Taurus Nike Tomahawk

Taurus Nike Tomahawk

Taurus Nike Tomahawk, or TNT for short, is a sounding rocket which was first built in 1983. When it was in operation it was used to explore the upper atmosphere.

The TNT was created by WFF by combining a Taurus motor (the M6 engine from the Honest John rocket as a first stage with a Nike booster as a second stage, and a Tomahawk sounding rocket as the sustainer. The upper two stages together are also known as the Nike Tomahawk. The TNT flew 17 missions between 1 September 1983 and 6 December 1991 with only one failure (success rate of 94.12%).

ee also

*NASA

References

* [http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/tauwktnt.htm http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/tauwktnt.htm]


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