Sounding Rockets from Kronogård (Sweden) in the early 60's

Some pictures and some text by

Thomas Lindblad

Nike-Cajun rockets were launched with a payload of grenades. These were detonated at different altitude and the perporse was to determine the temperature by means of Doppler shift measurements

Interior of payloads of the other sounding rocket, the Nike-Apache. The purpose was to catch particles from high altitudes and bring them back. Yesm the payload was recovered using parachute

Nike-Apache rocket on the launching pad ...

The pictures above shows the Nike-Apache payload, the last one shows the recovered payload on its way into clean room.

The fins were painted red in order to help find the first stage. This rocket was named after the title of a popular Swedish song that year ("34:an")

Details of part of the sampling payload (telemetry part) on the Nike-Apache rocket

Nike-Cajun elevated to firing angle and a close-up photo of the launching

Two long-exposure pictures of launches as seen from the control building.

Happy ending. One recovered Nike booster was found and brought "downtown" Kronogård. The nozzle is almost intact.