10 Facts About Scout B-1

1.

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

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2.

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

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3.

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

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4.

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

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5.

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

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6.

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

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7.

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

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8.

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

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9.

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

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10.

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

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