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Titan IIIM

Titan IIIM

The Titan IIIM was a planned American expendable launch system, intended to launch the Manned Orbiting Laboratory and other payloads. Development was cancelled in 1969. The stretched core stage was used on some versions of the Titan IIIB and the projected UA1207 solid booster rockets were eventually used on the Titan IV.

Development 1969 April 27 - First static test firing of Titan IIIM seven segment solid rocket booster motor. Firing took place at the United Technologies Coyote Canyon test site at the southern edge of San Jose, California, and generated 700,000 kgf (6,900,000 N; 1,500,000 lbf) for two minutes.

Planned flights 1970 - Uncrewed Gemini-B/Titan IIIM qualification flight 1971 - Uncrewed Gemini-B/Titan IIIM qualification flight

References

External links Media related to Titan IIIM at Wikimedia Commons

Tags

  • Abandoned military rocket and missile projects of the United States
  • Military space program of the United States
  • Rocketry stubs
  • Titan (rocket family)