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Asp (rocket)

9/3/2026

Asp (rocket)

ASP (Atmospheric Sounding Projectile) is the designation of an American sounding rocket family. ASP was used for a variety of uses, including research into hypersonic speed and to propel rocket sleds. In NASA service it was flown from a number of locations as a sounding rocket. The selection by NASA of the Apache and Javelin rockets for the jobs performed by ASP led to its retirement.

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ASP (Atmospheric Sounding Projectile) is the designation of an American sounding rocket family. ASP was used for a variety of uses, including research into hypersonic speed and to propel rocket sleds. In NASA service it was flown from a number of locations as a sounding rocket. The selection by NASA of the Apache and Javelin rockets for the jobs performed by ASP led to its retirement.

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