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Class: Technology. Type: Ion engine. Nation: USA. A series of suborbital ion engine technology tests.
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Ion Engine Test Chronology
18 December 1962
(Ion Engine Test 1) * Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout Junior. Suborbital.
29 August 1964
Ion Engine Test 2 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout Junior. USAF Suborbital test of ion engine.
21 December 1964
Ion Engine Test 3 Launch Site: Vandenberg . Launch Vehicle: Blue Scout Junior. USAF Suborbital test of ion engine.
Bibliography:- 5 - Krebs, Gunter, Gunter's Space Page, University of Frankfurt, 1996. HTML when accessed: http://www.skyrocket.de/space
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