Editing Jason (rocket)

[[File:Argo-E5 Jason.jpg|thumb|Argo-E5 (Jason) rocket]]
{{Infobox rocket
|name = Jason (Argo-E5)
|success = 20
|fail = 2
|launches = 22
|first = 11 July 1958
|last = 2 September 1958
}}
'''Jason''' was an American [[sounding rocket]] with [[Multistage rocket|5 stages]]. The Jason was launched 22 times in 1958. The Jason could carry a payload of 125 pounds (57 kg) to an altitude of 500 mi (800 km). The launch thrust was 82,100 [[pounds-force]] (365 kN), the launch mass 7,340 lb (3330 kg), the diameter 58 centimeters (23 in) and the length 17.5 meters (57 ft).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/jason.htm|title=Encyclopedia Astronautica - Jason|website=astronautix.com|access-date=February 8, 2023|archive-date=October 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012151053/http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/jason.htm|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

Also known as '''Argo E-5,''' this research vehicle was made by Aerolab for the Air Force (AFSWC) for use in the Jason program, which measured the trapped radiation from the [[Operation Argus|Argus]] nuclear tests in the latter half of 1958.<ref>{{cite report|title=Operation Argus. Sounding rocket measurements - Project Jason|date=August 31, 1984|last1=Beavers|first1=J L |last2=Allen|first2=L|last3=Dennis|first3=J L|last4=Welch|first4=J A|last5=Walton|first5=R B|url=https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5716076|publisher=U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information|osti=5716076 |access-date=February 8, 2023}}</ref> It was launched from Cape Kennedy, Wallops, and Puerto Rico.  It consisted of an [[MGR-1 Honest John|Honest John]] first stage plus a [[Project Nike|Nike]] stage plus another [[Project Nike|Nike]] stage plus a Recruit stage plus a T-55 as the fifth stage.<ref>{{Citation |last= Corliss |first= William R. |year= 1971 |title= NASA SOUNDING ROCKETS, 1958–1968 A Historical Summary |chapter= APPENDIX A |chapter-url= https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4401/app-a.htm |series= NASA History |url= https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4401/sp4401.htm |accessdate= July 29, 2011}}</ref>

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== External links ==
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* [https://history.nasa.gov/SP-4401/sp4401.htm NASA History Office]

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