Blazer-I is the first of the Blazer family of SRBMs. This was the only one not used in combat, but rather for testing.

Design

The Blazer-I was first designed to assist with the then-in-development Blazer-II, in 1937, and ended up being first to launch, due to its smaller solid engine and lower costs to run the craft. Blazer-I was first launched on December 7th, 1938.

Performance

Blazer-I had only a 30kN solid engine, unlike its successors, which had liquid fuel. Despite this, it still had an apoapsis of almost 100km when launched at an 80° angle.

However, the fins prevented in-flight attitude change, making a gradual turn impossible.

Use

The Blazer-I had little use, only having 3 copies made, all of which were used in a 3-monty test period before deployment of Blazer-II.

Legacy

The impact the Blazer-I left was astounding, being the first rocket to get to space, and the first rocket built more than once. It also started the Blazer program in general, with three rockets in total, two built.

Without Blazer, we would not have rocketry.

NOTE: This rocket has vizzy, and launches automatically. Do not attempt to fly it yourself.