SERT-1 (spaceship)

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Name = SERT-1


Caption = SERT-1's Program Manager, Raymond J. Rulis examining the spacecraft
Organization = NASA
Major_Contractors = NASA Lewis Research Center
Mission_Type = probe
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Launch = July 20 1964
Launch_Vehicle = Scout-X4
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SERT-1 (Space Electric Rocket Test) was a NASA probe used to test ion engine design and was built by NASA's Lewis Research Center. SERT-1 was the first spacecraft to utilize ion engine design. [ [http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/about/history/ds1.html NASA - Glenn Contributions to Deep Space 1 ] ]

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