Dedication of the Rocket (1961).

The Nike-Ajax rocket outside of the Glass Bowl was obtained from the Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama at the request of a University committee and the Rossford and Erie Ordnance Depots. It weighs 2,000 pounds and can be fired to supersonic velocity by a solid propellant booster. The rocket faces south and it is said that, if launched, it would land on the 50-yard line of Doyt Perry Stadium, home of the rival Bowling Green Falcons.
Abstract/Description: The Nike-Ajax rocket outside of the Glass Bowl was obtained from the Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama at the request of a University committee and the Rossford and Erie Ordnance Depots. It weighs 2,000 pounds and can be fired to supersonic velocity by a solid propellant booster. The rocket faces south and it is said that, if launched, it would land on the 50-yard line of Doyt Perry Stadium, home of the rival Bowling Green Falcons.
Subject(s):
University of Toledo -- History
Exhibitions -- University of Toledo




Toledo, Ohio, United States
1872-2020
Date Created: 1961
Title: Dedication of the Rocket (1961). .
Name(s): Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, University of Toledo Libraries, creator
University of Toledo, contributor
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: photograph
Date Created: 1961
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Abstract/Description: The Nike-Ajax rocket outside of the Glass Bowl was obtained from the Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama at the request of a University committee and the Rossford and Erie Ordnance Depots. It weighs 2,000 pounds and can be fired to supersonic velocity by a solid propellant booster. The rocket faces south and it is said that, if launched, it would land on the 50-yard line of Doyt Perry Stadium, home of the rival Bowling Green Falcons.
Identifier(s): ex5-1-ajax-nike-rocket (IID)
Subject(s):
University of Toledo -- History
Exhibitions -- University of Toledo




Toledo, Ohio, United States
1872-2020
Held by: University of Toledo
Location: University of Toledo Digital Repository
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
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