The Pencil Rocket ( ペンシルロケット , Penshiru roketto ) was developed by the Avionics and Supersonic Aerodynamics (AVSA) research group in the early days of the Japanese space program . A prominent engineer on the project was Hideo Itokawa . The rocket was first launched on 12 April 1955. The dimensions were 23 cm in length by 1.8 cm in diameter, weighing 200 grams.
2-549: Development of the Pencil rocket system started in 1954 when Hideo Itokawa formed a center for rocket development at the University of Tokyo. In 1955, Itokawa's team, began conducting experimental launches of pencil-type rockets. The team launched 29 rockets over their course of these first experiments in space launch. Afterwards, the team expanded its focus to atmospheric observation with the larger Kappa 6 rocket. Japan donated
4-472: A full-scale replica of the Pencil test rocket to the U.S. National Air and Space Museum in 1974. [REDACTED] Media related to Pencil Rocket at Wikimedia Commons This article about one or more spacecraft of Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kappa (rocket) Kappa was a family of solid-fuel Japanese sounding rockets , which were built starting from 1956. This article about one or more spacecraft of Japan
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