Pencil Rocket

Pencil Rocket

Pencil Rocket. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.
Operator Japanese Space Agency
Launch date 1955
Mass 200g
Dimensions 23cm x 1.8cm

The Pencil Rocket was developed for the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA). A prominent engineer on the project was Hideo Itokawa. The rocket was launched in 1955. The dimensions were 23 cm in length by 1.8 cm in diameter, weighing 200 grams.

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Story of the Pencil Rocket as told by the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA)

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