Pencil Rocket
The Pencil Rocket was developed for the Japanese space agency. A prominent engineer on the project was Hideo Itokawa. The rocket was launched in 1955. The dimensions were 23cm in length by 1.8cm in diameter, weighing 200 grams.
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Famous quotes containing the words pencil and/or rocket:
“The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.”
—Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
“A rocket is an experiment; a star is an observation.”
—José Bergamín (1895–1983)