MISSION NAME
Reentry-4A
Status
Success
DATE
18 AUG 1964
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Launch Area 3
Description
Test of Apollo-type ablator materials at lunar reentry heating levels.
Scout X-4A
Rocket Description
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.