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--> |status = Retired |sites = Eglin AFB |launches = 10 |success = 9 |fail = 1 |first = June 26, 1958 |last = November 2, 1965 |stagedata = }} The Exos, originally designated RM-86 and later PWN-4, was a sounding rocket developed by the University of Michigan and NACA for use by the United States Air Force. ==History== Developed by the University of Michigan for use by the Air Force Cambridge Research Center, Exos used a three-stage configuration, consisting of a first-stage rocket from an Honest John rocket, a second stage from a Nike-Ajax surface-to-air missile, and a Thiokol XM19 upper stage.〔Skoog and Hall 1990, p.214.〕 It was designated XRM-86 in April 1959, and redesignated PWN-4A in June 1963.〔Parsch 2002〕 Utilising a rail launcher, the first launch of a full Exos vehicle took place in June 1958,〔 launched from the Wallops Flight Facility.〔Shortal 1978, p.581.〕 Eight operational launches took place between 1960 and 1965, launched from Eglin Air Force Base.〔Wade, Mark. "(Exos )". ''Encyclopedia Astronautica''. Accessed 2014-05-11.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「RM-86 Exos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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