Dr. Zooch Rockets
$26.95
TITAN IIIC MOL
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| This is the Dr. Zooch Rockets Titan IIIC MOL- Manned Orbiting Laboratory flying model rocket kit. It is a semi-scale model that represents the Titan IIIC launch vehicle that lofted the mock-up MOL, which flew on November 3, 1966 for the US Air Force. After that, other Titan IIIC vehicles went on to fly 30+ times performing everything from sending the first pair of landers to the planet Mars, to having a starring role in the Oscar winning movie Marooned- when they fictionally launched one through the eye of a hurricane. The MOL version, however, never flew again as it was cancelled by the Nixon administration in June of 1969. | |
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| When fully constructed this
model stands ~14 inches tall
and has a basic empty weight of 3.9 ounces. It is single stage and uses a
standard 18mm motor, such as a B6-4. Recovery is by parachute or by impact
with the planet Earth, depending on how close you follow the instructions.
This is a basic skill level kit, meaning that almost anyone can build and
fly it successfully with patience and close attention to the instructions.
All of the primary parts are either wood or paper. So buy it, build it and
then cancel your own MOL program and you can feel just like Richard Nixon.
Won’t that be fun? Okay- how about you fly it over and over again just
to annoy his spirit- that’ll be more fun.
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