Loki

     Initially designed as an anti-aircraft vehicle but eventually became a research workhorse at White Sands. Until recently, it was fired daily carrying weather instruments to measure atmospheric conditions over the missile range. U.S. Army

• Length: 103 inches
• Diameter: 3 inches
• Weight: 24 pounds
• Altitude: 53 miles
• Propellant: Solid
• First Firing: 1951