Aerobee

American  

[air-uh-bee] / ˈɛər əˌbi /

noun

1. a U.S. two-stage, liquid-propellant sounding rocket developed in the 1940s that carried scientific instruments and occasionally biological specimens into the upper stratosphere.

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Etymology

Origin of Aerobee

Aero ( jet Engineering Corporation ) developer of the rocket + (Bumble)bee cover name for the Navy project to produce such rockets

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Aerobee

So, said Dr. Van Allen, the U.S. has developed a smaller, simpler and cheaper missile, the Aerobee, which is good enough for carrying instruments above the atmosphere.

From Time Magazine Archive

From a tall steel tower Aerobee rockets scream into the sky, carrying instruments to explore the boundaries of space.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 1145 a.m. a slender Aerobee rocket rose from a launching tower, the bright flame of its exhaust dwindling to a spark and disappearing among the crowding stars.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the monkeys were shot up to 190,080 ft. in an Aerobee rocket showed no signs of neurosis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Actually, we used a modified Aerobee, a rocket of proven dependability.

From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

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