Hermes program
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"Hermes (missile program)" redirects here. For the Russian missile, see Hermes (missile). For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation).
Project Hermes was a missile research program run by the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army from November 15, 1944, to December 31, 1954, in response to Germany's rocket attacks in Europe during World War II.[3] The program was to determine the missile needs of army field forces. A research and development partnership between the Ordnance Corps and General Electric started November 20, 1944[4] and resulted in the "development of long-range missiles that could be used against both ground targets and high-altitude aircraft."[5]
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Function | A-1: Experimental |
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Manufacturer | A-1 (1946): General Electric[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Size | |
Height | A-1: 300 in (7.6 m) A-3B: 396 in (10.1 m)[1] |
Diameter | A-1: 34+5ā8 in (88 cm) A-3B: 47 in (120 cm)[1] |
Mass | A-1: 3,000 lb (1,400 kg) A-3B: 5,139 lb (2,331 kg)[1] |
Launch history | |
Status | Retired |
Launch sites | White Sands Proving Ground |
Total launches | 58[2] |
Failure(s) | A-3B: 1 (1953ā1954)[1] |
Boosters | |
Thrust | A-3B: 22,600 pounds-force (101,000 N)[1] |
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