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BLUE SCOUT II Fact Sheet
Written and Edited by Cliff Lethbridge


 

Classification: Research Rocket

Length: 71 feet, 11 inches

Diameter: 3 feet, 4 inches

Finspan: To Be Updated



Representing the second U.S. Air Force variant of the NASA Scout, the Blue Scout II carried a numerical designation of XRM-90.

The Blue Scout II carried the same four-stage array as the original NASA Scout. However, the stages were improved so that the Blue Scout II could carry a 365-pound payload on a ballistic trajectory to an altitude of 8,500 miles.


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