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Object details:

Object Name: Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, Marc 143
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A20060551000

	Object Name
	Rocket Motor, Solid Fuel, Marc 143

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv90bb904dd-de0e-4acf-8f32-be610ecfce16

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Atlantic Research Corp.

	Materials
	Ferrous Alloy

	Materials
	Paint

	Dimensions
	3-D: 80 × 34.9 × 54.6cm (2 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 1 3/4 in. × 1 ft. 9 1/2 in.)

	Summary
	Shown here is the nosecone ejection rocket motor for the Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

	Summary
	One of the major weapon systems introduced during the Reagan-era strategic missile build-up, the Peacekeeper (also designated MX for "Missile Experimental") was intended to replace the Minuteman IIII ICBM, which had been in service since 1970. Controversial because of its greater destructive power and origins as a mobile rather than silo-launched missile, the Peacekeeper never became the mainstay of the U.S. land-based strategic deterrent. The Air Force put only about 50 Peacekeepers into the active inventory in 1989. They were retired and removed from service in 2005.

	Summary
	Donated by Atlantic Research Corporation.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred to the National Air and Space Museum from the Atlantic Research Corporation

	Inventory Number
	A20060551000

	Type
	PROPULSION-Rocket Engines

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