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X-ray astronomy rocket payload
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Description
MIT's first rocket payload, an x-ray astronomy satellite. It was launched from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico by the MIT Center for Space Research.
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Aerobee 150 Sounding Rocket experimental payload and casing
Later generation - IN-0864