In recognition of this event we descended into the museum's basement vault to unlock a dusty treasure unseen by the public for 60 years—the very same orange AerobeeHi model that helped Model Missiles Inc. launch a model rocketry craze that has grown into the global hobby of today. Museum volunteer Pat Fitzpatrick and Museum Registrar Christine Runte performed the honors.

The Aerobee Hi display rocket is one of the many unique artifacts in the Museum’s G. Harry Stine Collection.

















I am not a user of Facebook to any extent but there is a video of the model coming out of the crate on the NAR Group Facebook page.

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National Collection Images: G. Harry Stine Collection/The Museum of Flight.