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Long Tom (rocket)

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Long Tom Rocket on Display in Woomera, South Australia
Long Tom Rocket on Display in Woomera, South Australia

Long Tom was the first Australian sounding rocket. It was first launched from the Woomera Test Range in October 1957. It was a 8.2-metre-long (27 ft) two-stage rocket developed to test the ranges instrumentation for later projects. It was superseded by the HAD and HAT sounding rockets in the early 1960s.

See also

References

  • Rigby, Mark T. "Long Tom". Woomera on the Web. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2007.


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