Jupiter-C
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The Jupiter-C is an American research and development vehicle that was developed from the Jupiter-A. Jupiter-C was used for three uncrewed sub-orbital spaceflights in 1956 and 1957 to test re-entry no
Jupiter-C diagram
Meeting of the Project Orbiter Committee on 17 March 1955
Redstone, Jupiter-C and Mercury-Redstone rockets compared
Second stage cluster
PGM-11 Redstone
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The PGM-11 Redstone was the first large American ballistic missile. A short-range ballistic missile, it was in active service with the United States Army in West Germany from June 1958 to June 1964 as
Jupiter-C
…designated as Juno I (see Juno I below or the Juno I article). All were launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Each vehicle consisted of a modified Redstone ballistic missile with two solid-propellant upper stages. The tanks of the Redstone were lengthened by 8 ft (2.4 m) to provide additional propellant. The instrument…
Redstone No. CC-56, Cape Canaveral, Florida, 17 September 1958
US Army field group erecting Redstone missile.
Redstone early production (1953)
Preparations on 16 May 1958 for the first Redstone launch on 17 May conducted by US Army troops. Battery A, 217th Field Artillery Missile Battalion, 40th Artillery Group (Redstone); Cape Canaveral, Florida; Launch Complex 5