Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/McDonnell-ASSET-Re-entry-Vehicle-2JRSXLJJ256Z.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarLaunch of ASSET Re-entry VehicleMcDonnell ASSET Re-entry Vehicle, Skin RemovedMercury Launch, Cape Canaveral, FLAtlas LiftoffSpace Shuttle Atlantis LaunchSpace Shuttle LaunchSpace Shuttle LaunchMission Success for Space Shuttle DiscoveryBoeing Photographer at Apollo 11 LaunchView AllView more with similar tones McDonnell ASSET Re-entry VehicleSelect 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.BI41680 (D4C-14161)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-indoors-launch sites-launches-left side views-McDonnell Aircraft-other livery-power-research/experimental-small-smoke-space-unmanned vehicles-unpainted-wires and cablesRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:McDonnell ASSET Space Vehicle
