Long Tom (rocket)

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Long Tom was the first Australian sounding rocket. It was first launched from the Woomera Test Range in October 1957. It was a 8.2-metre-long (27 ft) two-stage rocket developed to test the range's instrumentation for later projects. In the early 1960s it was superseded by the HAD and HAT sounding rockets.

A white Long Tom rocket stands vertically on its launch gantry alongside a sign welcoming visitors to the Woomera Test Range — Long Tom rocket on display in Woomera, South Australia

See also

Australian Space Research Institute

References

Rigby, Mark T. "Long Tom". Woomera on the Web. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2007.

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