10 Facts About Scout A-1

Original Scout A-1 was designed in 1957 at the NACA, at Langley center.

Scout A-1 A was used for launches of the Transit NNSS series, placing two satellites in orbit at the same time.

Unlike the Thor or Atlas-Agena the Scout A-1 was non-military and could be sold to foreign customers.

USAF Scout A-1 program was known as HETS or System 609A, and the rockets were generally referred to as Blue Scout A-1.

The prime contractor for the NASA Scout A-1 was LTV, but the Blue Scout A-1 prime contractor was Ford Aeronutronics.

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One of these was the XRM-89 Blue Scout A-1 I, which was a three-stage vehicle, using Castor 2 and an Antares 1A stages, but omitting the basic Scout A-1's Altair 4th stage.

XRM-90 Blue Scout II was a rocket of the U S Air Force's System 609A Blue Scout family.

The second Blue Scout A-1 II carried a micrometeorite sampling experiment, but the recovery of the reentry capsule failed.

XRM-91 Blue Scout Junior was a rocket of the U S Air Force's System 609A Blue Scout family.

Blue Scout A-1 Junior was regarded by the USAF as the most useful of the various Blue Scout A-1 configurations.