HA3A-01 (RTV-A-8)_v_bw_o_n (U.S. Army photo no. SC-424706, 13 March 1953)
“LAS CRUCES, N. MEX.
TEST AT THE ARMY ORDNANCE’S WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUND
Technicians prepare the Hermes Rocket for launching.”
An exceedingly rare photograph of a Hermes rocket/missile, especially of launch preparation.
Apparently, this is the first (of seven) of the ‘A3A’ version of the Hermes missile/rocket. Unfortunately, the launch was a failure, with a turbo-pump failure 23 seconds after launch.
The above, along with other EXCELLENT information/imagery, at:
weebau.com/rock_us/hermes-a3a.php
Credit: Pierre Baudin/”WEEBAU SPACE ENCYCLOPEDIA” website
Maybe even better. Wow:
www.b14643.de/Spacerockets/Specials/Wasserfall_postwar_ro...
www.b14643.de/Spacerockets/Specials/Wasserfall_postwar_ro...
Credit: Norbert Brügge/Spacerockets
Also:
wsmrmuseum.com/2020/08/24/the-hermes-program/
Credit: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE MUSEUM website
The snipped off lower-right corner (of the white border only) is present & accounted for.
HA3A-01 (RTV-A-8)_v_bw_o_n (U.S. Army photo no. SC-424706, 13 March 1953)
“LAS CRUCES, N. MEX.
TEST AT THE ARMY ORDNANCE’S WHITE SANDS PROVING GROUND
Technicians prepare the Hermes Rocket for launching.”
An exceedingly rare photograph of a Hermes rocket/missile, especially of launch preparation.
Apparently, this is the first (of seven) of the ‘A3A’ version of the Hermes missile/rocket. Unfortunately, the launch was a failure, with a turbo-pump failure 23 seconds after launch.
The above, along with other EXCELLENT information/imagery, at:
weebau.com/rock_us/hermes-a3a.php
Credit: Pierre Baudin/”WEEBAU SPACE ENCYCLOPEDIA” website
Maybe even better. Wow:
www.b14643.de/Spacerockets/Specials/Wasserfall_postwar_ro...
www.b14643.de/Spacerockets/Specials/Wasserfall_postwar_ro...
Credit: Norbert Brügge/Spacerockets
Also:
wsmrmuseum.com/2020/08/24/the-hermes-program/
Credit: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE MUSEUM website
The snipped off lower-right corner (of the white border only) is present & accounted for.