• The Conestoga was a launch vehicle design funded by Space Services Inc. of America (SSIA) of Houston, Texas. Conestoga originally consisted of surplus...
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  • resemblance to a Conestoga wagon. Conestoga (rocket), the world's first privately funded commercial rocket, produced from Minuteman I stages Conestoga (ship),...
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    were used to power the Conestoga rocket produced by Space Services Inc. of America. It was the first privately funded rocket, but saw only three flights...
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    be the primary launch site for the rocket. Launch pad 0A (LP-0A), previously used for the failed Conestoga rocket, would be modified to handle Antares...
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    The Conestoga River (Pennsylvania German: Kanneschtooge Rewwer), also referred to as Conestoga Creek (Pennsylvania German: Kanneschtooge Grick), is a 61...
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    active orbital launch pads. Pad 0A was built in the 1990s for the Conestoga rocket, which made its only flight in 1995. The launch tower was subsequently...
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  • significant funding from NASA and DARPA, and a predecessor private rocket exists, the Conestoga rocket). Shortly following the successful Pegasus launch, Orbital...
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  • of several in-house rockets. In 1982, their Conestoga I rocket became the first privately funded rocket to reach space. In October 1995, their first...
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    4878331 (Wallops Island Launch Pad 0-A)) was first built for the failed Conestoga rocket program. The original launch tower was subsequently demolished in September...
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    maiden flight of a Conestoga 1620 rocket failed 46 seconds after liftoff, resulting in disintegration. EER Space Systems, Conestoga's manufacturer, concluded...
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  • 2000 (1974–1981) Delta 3000 (1975–1989) Thor DSV-2U (1976–1980) 1980s Conestoga (1981-1995) Space Shuttle (1981–2011) Titan 34D (1982–1989) Atlas H (1983–1987)...
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  • completed in December 2019. Launch pad 0A (LP-0A) was built for the Conestoga rocket, which made its only flight in 1995. The launch tower was subsequently...
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  • The RX rocket family (Roket Eksperimental, English: Experimental Rocket) is a series of solid-fuel rockets developed by the Indonesian National Institute...
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    service. The first privately funded rocket to reach the boundary of space, the Kármán line, (although not orbit) was Conestoga I, which was launched by Space...
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  • 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013. "Celestis Memorial Spaceflights – The Conestoga Flight". Celestis.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved...
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    A small-lift launch vehicle is a rocket orbital launch vehicle that is capable of lifting 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) or less (by NASA classification) or under...
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    Times. Retrieved March 14, 2014. "Celestis Memorial Spaceflights – The Conestoga Flight". CelestisInc. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved...
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  • Environmental Middle School, which focuses on environmental science. Conestoga is located on Conestoga Drive. Its mascot is the Cougar, and its principal is Zan...
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    program is ultimately abandoned in the early 1980s. 9 September 1982 – Conestoga I, a repurposed Minuteman second stage, is launched from Matagorda Island...
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    G – Retired Atlas I – Retired Atlas II – Retired Atlas III – Retired Conestoga – Retired LauncherOne Minotaur Minotaur I Minotaur IV Minotaur V Minotaur-C...
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    associated with sending the first privately-held rocket to space, in 1982. SSI's Conestoga I rocket took off on September 9, 1982 from his third of Matagorda...
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  • "SpaceForest receives financing for the SIR rocket". Kosmonauta.net. 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2018-08-02. "TSE - Conestoga". www.tbs-satellite.com. Retrieved 11...
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  • bomber/trainer Brewster SB2A Buccaneer carrier-based scout bomber Budd RB-1 Conestoga transport Cessna JRC transport Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator patrol bomber...
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    Falcon 1 rocket was developed with private funding. The only other orbital launch vehicles to be privately funded and developed were the Conestoga in 1982;...
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    single successful launch of their Conestoga I on 9 September 1982, which became the first privately funded rocket to reach space. The airfield remained...
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    Iroquois. A handful were settled at "New Conestoga," located along the south bank of the Conestoga River in Conestoga Township of the county. They helped staff...
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  • proposed a revised version of the original design as the Skytrader ST1700 or Conestoga. This had a stretched cabin, T-tail, redesigned nose, wings, and landing...
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    The Mobile Rocket Base (German: Mobile Raketenbasis), abbreviated MORABA, is a department of the DLR Space Operations and Astronaut Training in Oberpfaffenhofen...
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  • became Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches (1956–1960). Conestoga Wagons (1955–1960): A real Conestoga wagon drawn by real animals. Rainbow Caverns Mine Train...
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  • machine, later a name for something entirely different in carriages) coach Conestoga wagon curricle dogcart dray ferry float gig governess cart Hansom cab...
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