Flown Aerobee 150 Rocket Nose Cone Tip

On July 7, 1964, an Aerobee 150 sounding rocket was sent on a Crab Nebula lunar occultation X-ray astronomy mission, reaching a record apogee of 183 miles.

Cone tip has ground impact damage resulting from free-fall decent after its suborbital flight. Just the tip remains.

Placard reads: “Aerobee Rocket NB 3.164, Moon-Crab Nebula Occultation, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, July 7, 1964.”

5.75″ tall and 2.25″ in diameter, set upon a 5″ x 5″ wooden plaque.

Nose tip is 5.75″ tall and 2.25″ in diameter,