Jan. 30, 2003

Bruce Buckingham 
NASA Kennedy Space Center
321/867-2468
RELEASE: 15-03

KSC WEBCAST TO HIGHLIGHT BUMPER LAUNCH

On Friday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. KSC Direct will present its next webcast 
“Bumper: The Story Behind the First Launches from the Cape.”

On July 24, 1950, Bumper 8, a modified German V-2 rocket carrying the 
small WAC Corporal wartime rocket, launched near the Cape Canaveral 
lighthouse. Stan Starr, Chief Engineer for Dynacs Corporation at 
Kennedy Space Center, will take us behind the scenes and show us the 
results of this nearly forgotten but very challenging missile 
development program. 

The webcast will also feature Norris Gray and Liz Bain, two 
individuals who played a part in this historic launch over 50 years 
ago. They will answer questions about their vital roles during that 
time. 

The webcast can be found at 
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/KSCDirect/event1.htm. 

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