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NASA image: Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island
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Aug 21, 1959

Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island

Little Joe on launcher at Wallops Island.

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NASA image: Capsule Modes in Assembly Shop Wallops Island
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Apr 13, 1959

Capsule Modes in Assembly Shop Wallops Island

Technicians prepare a full-scale capsule which would be used for the first rocket-launching on March 11, 1959. The...

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NASA image: Launch Area #3 for Scout - Wallops Island
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Oct 10, 1960

Launch Area #3 for Scout - Wallops Island

Aside from native flora, fauna and the Langley rocket-research complex, there was not much on Wallops Island....

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NASA image: First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.
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Jul 7, 1959

First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.

Air Force Javelin Rocket on Launcher (USAF JV-1) Wallops Model D4-78 L59-5144 First AFSWC Javelin sounding rocket...

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NASA image: First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.
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Jul 7, 1959

First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.

Air Force Javelin Rocket on Launcher (USAF JV-1) Wallops Model D4-78 L59-5144 First AFSWC Javelin sounding rocket...

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NASA image: First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.
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Jul 7, 1959

First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.

Air Force Javelin Rocket on Launcher (USAF JV-1) Wallops Model D4-78 L59-5144 First AFSWC Javelin sounding rocket...

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NASA image: First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.
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Jul 7, 1959

First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.

Air Force Javelin Rocket on Launcher (USAF JV-1) Wallops Model D4-78 L59-5144 First AFSWC Javelin sounding rocket...

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NASA image: First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.
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Jul 7, 1959

First AFSWC Javelin Sounding Rocket On Launcher at Wallops Island.

Air Force Javelin Rocket on Launcher (USAF JV-1) Wallops Model D4-78 L59-5144 First AFSWC Javelin sounding rocket...

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NASA image: Scout Launch Lift off on Wallops Island
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Aug 10, 1965

Scout Launch Lift off on Wallops Island

Scout launch vehicle lift off on Wallops Island in 1965. The Scout launch vehicle was used for unmanned small...

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NASA image: ARC-1970-AC70-5719-2-8
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Dec 17, 1970

ARC-1970-AC70-5719-2-8

Wallops Island camera equipment installed on board the Ames CV-990 (NASA 711) Galileo Airborne platform for the 1971...

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NASA image: Launch Phase of ARCAS E1-239
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Feb 3, 1960

Launch Phase of ARCAS E1-239

Launch Phase of ARCAS E1-239 Image taken at Wallops Island

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NASA image: ARCAS Rocket #E1-235
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Jan 24, 1960

ARCAS Rocket #E1-235

ARCAS Rocket #E1-235 Image taken at Wallops Island

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NASA image: Capsule Escape Tests - Wallops Island
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May 14, 1959

Capsule Escape Tests - Wallops Island

Caption: Off the pad abort shot at Wallops using Langley PARD designed full scale capsule with Recruit rocket and...

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NASA image: L1-422 Nike Smoke
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Sep 10, 1960

L1-422 Nike Smoke

L1-422 Nike Smoke Rocket and Launcher in Firing Position. Image taken at Wallops Island.

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NASA image: Nike-Cajun Sounding Rocket with University of Iowa Payload
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May 22, 1959

Nike-Cajun Sounding Rocket with University of Iowa Payload

L59-3802 Nike-Cajun sounding rocket with University of Iowa payload on launcher at Wallops for flight test, May 20,...

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NASA image: First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures
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Nov 10, 1959

First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures

L59-7932 First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959....

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NASA image: Nike-Cajun Sounding Rocket with University of Iowa Payload
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May 22, 1959

Nike-Cajun Sounding Rocket with University of Iowa Payload

L59-3802 Nike-Cajun sounding rocket with University of Iowa payload on launcher at Wallops for flight test, May 20,...

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NASA image: First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures
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Nov 10, 1959

First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures

L59-7932 First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959....

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NASA image: First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures
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Nov 10, 1959

First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures

L59-7932 First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959....

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NASA image: First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures
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Nov 10, 1959

First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures

L59-7932 First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959....

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NASA image: First Arcas Meteorological Rocket
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Jul 31, 1959

First Arcas Meteorological Rocket

First Arcas meteorological rocket, shown at Wallops prior to flight test, July 31, 1959. Photograph published in A...

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NASA image: First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures
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Nov 10, 1959

First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures

L59-7932 First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959....

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NASA image: First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures
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Nov 10, 1959

First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959E5-188 Shop and Launcher Pictures

L59-7932 First University of Michigan Strongarm sounding rocket on launcher at Wallops for test, November 10, 1959....

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NASA image: Scout launch
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Jun 13, 1960

Scout launch

The first Scout prepared for launch at Wallops Island July 1, 1960, and launched the evening of the same day. --...

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