Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/McDonnell-ASSET-Re-entry-Vehicle--Skin-Removed-2JRSXLJJ28V6.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarMcDonnell ASSET Re-entry VehicleLaunch of ASSET Re-entry VehicleMercury Launch, Cape Canaveral, FLAtlas LiftoffMission Success for Space Shuttle DiscoverySpace Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle ColumbiaSpace Shuttle LiftoffSpace Shuttle Atlantis LiftoffView AllView more with similar tones McDonnell ASSET Re-entry Vehicle, Skin RemovedSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The USAF ASSET research program was the first phase of the Spacecraft Technology and Advanced Re-entry Tests (START) involving the testing of an unmanned subscale reentry vehicle.The ASSET vehicles were built by McDonnell Aircraft Corp. Six were launched on Thor boosters rockets during 1963-1965. The McDonnell ASSET vehicle had a maximum speed of Mach 25. Only one of the six ASSET vehicles (ASV-3) was recovered following the test flights above the Atlantic Ocean and it is on display at the Museum of the USAF. Lessons learned from the ASSET program eventually found their way to the Space Shuttle Orbiter.BI41679 (D4C-14108)Maximum size:3607px × 2866px (~29 MB)12.0in × 9.5in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1960s-ascending-ASSET spacecraft-Cape Canaveral Air Force Station-day-fire-full body views-ground shots-historic production status-interiors-launch sites-launches-McDonnell Aircraft-other livery-power-research/experimental-right side views-small-smoke-space-unmanned vehicles-wires and cablesRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:McDonnell ASSET Space Vehicle
