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|status = Retired |sites = Vandenberg AFB |launches = 3 |success = 1 |fail = 2 |first = May 1, 1959 |last = August 12, 1959 |stagedata = }} Terasca, or Terrier-ASROC-Cajun, was an American three-stage sounding rocket developed and launched by the United States Navy. Derived from a combination of the Terrier, ASROC and Cajun rockets, three launches were attempted during 1959, but only one was successful. ==Design and development== The Terrier-ASROC-Cajun ("Terasca") rocket was developed during early 1959 by the Naval Ordnance Test Station, located at China Lake, California, to fill a U.S. Navy requirement for a three-stage sounding rocket, intended to launch experimental payloads for conducting high-altitude research.〔FAA 2005, p.37.〕〔''The Rocketeer'', Nov. 1993〕 The rocket utilised a combination of existing missiles in its construction; the first stage was a Terrier surface-to-air missile; an ASROC anti-submarine rocket made up the second stage, while a Cajun sounding rocket was utilised as a third stage.〔Parsch 2007〕 The Terrier first stage produced thrust,〔 while the ASROC second stage provided ,〔Chant 1990, p.236.〕 and the third-stage Cajun motor had a thrust rated at .〔 The theoretical apogee for Terasca was ; it could carry a scientific payload of up to .〔Corliss 1971, p.83.〕 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「Terasca」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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