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- Hermes_(missile_program) abstract "The Hermes project (November 20, 1944 - December 31, 1954) was a United States Army Ordnance Corps missile program contracted to the General Electric Company. After German V-2 parts and technology were imported into the United States after the war, the U. S. Army formed the Upper Atmosphere Research Panel in early 1946 to oversee experiments both about their technology and their use for upper atmosphere research. One-third of the panel members were General Electric scientists. The Hermes project was expanded to include testing of the V-2 sounding rockets. General Electric employees reassembled them at White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico where the Army constructed a blockhouse and Launch Complex 33, now a National Historical Landmark. The first V-2 launch there was on April 16, 1946 but reached only 3.4 miles altitude instead of the 35 miles achieved for later experiments.The development of the 25 ft tall Hermes A-1 rocket was begun by General Electric in 1946. Constructed mostly of steel, it was an American version of the similarly-sized German Wasserfall anti-aircraft missile; the Wasserfall was about 1/4 the size of the German A-4 (V-2).Beginning in 1947, components of the A-1 were successfully tested at GE's Malta Test Station in New York and at White Sands. Five A-1 rockets were successfully launched at White Sands between May 1950 and April 1951. The Hermes A-1 had a maximum range of 38 miles and altitude of 15 miles. The slightly larger Hermes A-3B was the last produced and tested vehicle of the Hermes missile program. It was designed as a tactical surface-to-surface missile carrying a 1,000 lb warhead with a 150 mile range but never achieved that range in practice. It had a thrust of 22,600 lb-force. By 1953-1954 six A-3B's were test launched at White Sands, five successfully. None of the Hermes missiles became operational, but did provide experience in the design, construction, and handling of large-scale missiles and rocket engines. The Hermes program was canceled in 1954.".
- Hermes_(missile_program) countryOrigin United_States.
- Hermes_(missile_program) launchSite White_Sands_Missile_Range.
- Hermes_(missile_program) manufacturer General_Electric.
- Hermes_(missile_program) rocketFunction Experiment.
- Hermes_(missile_program) status "Retired".
- Hermes_(missile_program) thumbnail Hermes_A-1_Test_Rockets_-_GPN-2000-000063.jpg?width=300.
- Hermes_(missile_program) totalLaunches "58".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageID "11536366".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageLength "4431".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageOutDegree "17".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageRevisionID "574509256".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Category:20th-century_military_history_of_the_United_States.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Rockets_and_missiles.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Category:White_Sands_Missile_Range.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Experiment.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink General_Electric.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink General_Electric_Company.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Launch_Complex_33.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Malta_Test_Station.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Ordnance_Corps_(United_States_Army).
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Upper_Atmosphere_Research_Panel.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink V-2.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink V-2_rocket.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink V-2_sounding_rocket.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink Wasserfall.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink White_Sands_Missile_Range.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink White_Sands_Proving_Ground.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink White_Sands_Proving_Grounds.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLink White_Sands_V-2_Launching_Site.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hermes (missile program)".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hermes Missile Program".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hermes Rocket".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hermes program".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Hermes".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Project Hermes".
- Hermes_(missile_program) altThrust "A-3B: 22600 lb-force".
- Hermes_(missile_program) caption "The first Hermes A-1 test rocket, fired at White Sands Proving Ground".
- Hermes_(missile_program) countryOrigin United_States.
- Hermes_(missile_program) diameter "A-1: 34 5/8 in; A-3B 47 in".
- Hermes_(missile_program) function "A-1: Experimental".
- Hermes_(missile_program) hasPhotoCollection Hermes_(missile_program).
- Hermes_(missile_program) height "A-1: 300 in; A-3B 396 in".
- Hermes_(missile_program) launches "58".
- Hermes_(missile_program) launches "A-1: Five".
- Hermes_(missile_program) launches "A-3B: Six - 1 failed".
- Hermes_(missile_program) manufacturer "A-1 : General Electric".
- Hermes_(missile_program) mass "A-1: 3000 lb; A-3B 5139 lb".
- Hermes_(missile_program) name "Hermes A-1, A-3B".
- Hermes_(missile_program) sites White_Sands_Missile_Range.
- Hermes_(missile_program) sites White_Sands_Proving_Ground.
- Hermes_(missile_program) status "Retired".
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Citation_needed.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_Rocket.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:USA_missiles.
- Hermes_(missile_program) subject Category:20th-century_military_history_of_the_United_States.
- Hermes_(missile_program) subject Category:Rockets_and_missiles.
- Hermes_(missile_program) subject Category:White_Sands_Missile_Range.
- Hermes_(missile_program) hypernym United.
- Hermes_(missile_program) type MeanOfTransportation.
- Hermes_(missile_program) type Rocket.
- Hermes_(missile_program) type DesignedArtifact.
- Hermes_(missile_program) type Thing.
- Hermes_(missile_program) type Q41291.
- Hermes_(missile_program) comment "The Hermes project (November 20, 1944 - December 31, 1954) was a United States Army Ordnance Corps missile program contracted to the General Electric Company. After German V-2 parts and technology were imported into the United States after the war, the U. S. Army formed the Upper Atmosphere Research Panel in early 1946 to oversee experiments both about their technology and their use for upper atmosphere research. One-third of the panel members were General Electric scientists.".
- Hermes_(missile_program) label "Hermes (missile program)".
- Hermes_(missile_program) sameAs Hermes_(program_peluru_kendali).
- Hermes_(missile_program) sameAs ヘルメス計画.
- Hermes_(missile_program) sameAs Hermes_(programa_de_mísseis).
- Hermes_(missile_program) sameAs m.02rh4dw.
- Hermes_(missile_program) sameAs Q5741357.
- Hermes_(missile_program) sameAs Q5741357.
- Hermes_(missile_program) wasDerivedFrom Hermes_(missile_program)?oldid=574509256.
- Hermes_(missile_program) depiction Hermes_A-1_Test_Rockets_-_GPN-2000-000063.jpg.
- Hermes_(missile_program) isPrimaryTopicOf Hermes_(missile_program).
- Hermes_(missile_program) name "Hermes A-1, A-3B".