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Trailblazer was an American series of rockets used between 1959 and 1973 for research on atmospheric reentry . Both vehicles were tested at the Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island , Accomack County , Virginia and were located under the NASA Langley program (itself located at the Langley Research Center near Hampton , Virginia).

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15-616: [REDACTED] Look up trailblazer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Trailblazer or trail blazer may refer to: Awards [ edit ] AMVCA Trailblazer Award , one of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards NAACP Theatre Award – Trailblazer Award , an award presented to an individual who has made their mark in the entertainment industry VH1 Trailblazer Honors ,

30-477: A 1953 American film directed by Wesley Barry Trailblazers (TV series) , a 2007 British television program broadcast on XLEAGUE.TV Sports [ edit ] Derby Trailblazers , a British semi-professional basketball team North Carolina Trailblazers , a US women's recreational ice hockey association Portland Trail Blazers , a basketball team based in Portland, Oregon Southampton Trailblazers ,

45-680: A British basketball club Technology and computing [ edit ] TrailBlazer, a 1980s–1990s high speed modem by Telebit Trailblazer (satellite) , a technology demonstration satellite, which was to have been operated by the US Air Force and Missile Defense Agency Trailblazer (video game) , a 1986 video game by Gremlin Graphics, later updated for the Gizmondo Cosmic Causeway: Trailblazer II , its sequel Trailblazer Project ,

60-469: A NSA programme to track communication methods such as cell phones and email Trailblazer-class cruiser starship in Lightspeed (video game) Trailblazers (video game) , a 2018 video game by British studio Supergonk Transportation and travel [ edit ] Chevrolet Trailblazer (crossover) , subcompact crossover SUV produced by General Motors since 2020 Chevrolet TrailBlazer (SUV) ,

75-431: A US series of guidebooks focusing on Hawaii Other uses [ edit ] Trailblazer (board game) , a 1981 science fiction game Trailblazer (roller coaster) , a rollercoaster at Hersheypark, USA Trailblazer Pipeline , a natural gas pipeline that brings natural gas from Colorado into Nebraska The Old Trailblazer, nickname of Albert Pendarvis , an American Christian broadcaster Operation Trailblazer ,

90-608: A coalition military operation in the Iraq War Trailblazer, playable main protagonist in Honkai: Star Rail See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Trailblazer All pages with titles containing Trail blazer Blazer (disambiguation) RailBlazer , a steel roller coaster at California's Great America Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

105-415: A different material was used, and ground workers could observe the spectral density and luminance of the artificial " meteorites " that had been created. On the 1G mission, a more realistic artificial meteorite (a 5.8 g steel bearing ) was used as the payload, which was launched into the atmosphere with a reentry speed of 6 km/s by a "seventh stage", used after the sixth stage had been depleted. Thus,

120-399: A reference was provided for the luminance of the trails of the artificial meteorites resulting from later tests. Trailblazer 2 (thrust: 547 kN/122,970 lbf; mass: 6,100 kg/13,400 lb; height: 15.7 m/51.5 ft; diameter: 0.79 m/2.59 ft) was first launched on December 14, 1961, and was retired in 1973 (last launch: December 6, 1973). Trailblazer 2 sent objects back into

135-781: A sport utility vehicle made by General Motors an offered in North America during 2001–2008 Lunar Trailblazer , an American lunar orbiter planned by NASA Trail Blazer (train) , a Pennsylvania Railroad train, which ran from Chicago to New York via Pittsburgh Trailblazer, a highway shield and route marker roadside sign assembly Trailblazer (monorail) , a suspended monorail that operated at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, from 1956 to 1964 Trailblazer (rocket) , an American rocket used between 1961 and 1967 Trailblazer (travel) , an independent British publisher of travel, trekking, and railway route guides Trailblazer Travel Books ,

150-559: A televised LGBT awards ceremony in the United States Media [ edit ] Music [ edit ] Trail Blazer (album) , an album by the Turkish heavy metal band Mezarkabul Trailblazer (album) , a 1990 live album by punk band All "Trailblazer", a 2017 single by Nora En Pure Film and television [ edit ] Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer , a 1956 American film Trail Blazers (film) ,

165-628: The atmosphere much in the same way Trailblazer 1 did, however it was much larger and stronger than Trailblazer 1. Also, due to the sheer size of it, Trailblazer 2 could hold instruments for measuring and sending data to the ground, greatly enhancing its utility to researchers. Trailblazer 2's apogee was around 300 km/180 mi, and its payload was around 18 kg. Its stages were Altair 1, Cygnus 15, TX-77, 1.5KS35000, and Castor 1. Like Trailblazer 1, Trailblazer 2 carried out artificial meteorite experiments. It used 0.7-0.8 g steel balls that were launched at 6.1 km/s. This rocketry article

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180-998: The 💕 The AMVCA Trailblazer Award is a special award given by MultiChoice to an actor through Africa Magic for outstanding achievement the previous year. Awards [ edit ] List of Awardees [ edit ] See also: Category:AMVCA Trailblazer Award winners 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [ edit ] Ivie Okujaye 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [ edit ] Michelle Bello 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [ edit ] C.J. Obasi 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [ edit ] Kemi Lala Akindoju 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [ edit ] Somkele Iyamah 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards [ edit ] Bisola Aiyeola References [ edit ] ^ admin (February 28, 2017). "See stars nominated for 2017 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards" . Dailytrust.com.ng . Archived from

195-447: The original on March 18, 2017 . Retrieved March 19, 2017 . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=AMVCA_Trailblazer_Award&oldid=1031378614 " Categories : African film awards Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards Trailblazer (rocket) Trailblazer 1 ( thrust : 365 kN/82,055 lbf; mass: 3,400 kg/7,400 lb; height: 17.1 m/56.1 ft; diameter: 0.58 m/1.9 ft)

210-479: The title Trailblazer . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trailblazer&oldid=1238598432 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages AMVCA Trailblazer Award From Misplaced Pages,

225-478: Was first launched on March 3, 1959, and was retired in 1963 (last launch: February 16, 1963). The vehicle had six stages: TX-77, M-6, M5E1, Cygnus 5, T-40, and T-55. Its first three stages took the upper stage package (Cygnus 5, T-40, and T-55 motors) to an apogee, either 260 km/162 mi or 280 km/170 mi, when the upper stages fired in unison, pushing the payload (a 13 cm sphere) back into Earth's atmosphere at sizable reentry speeds. In each test,

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