Below are all of the questions submitted to the Bumper question board from around the globe.
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Harold from Boston
Was there a lot out at Cape Canaveral during the launch of Bumper |
Carl from Columbus, OH
Was Cape Canaveral used mostly as a missile testing site in the 1950's? |
Jim from Ft. Worth
Was Bumper top secret? If it was NOT classified, did the public know it was going on, or was it just a little-known military program? |
Bill from Cocoa
For Norris Gray: What was one of your more "unusual duties" that you performed in support of a Bumper launch? |
Sarah from Melbourne, FL
Just how close were you to the Bumper as it launched? Did you have to wear special headphones to protect your hearing? |
tampanga from rose bud
What was the first NASA project and the second project? |
coddy stieve from Pequot Lakes
What countries were involved? |
Jode from Wasilla
What was the primary fuel of the rocket, and were you concerned about it blowing up? |
Jon from Ames
What was the most spectacular mishap of the Bumper program? |
Kaylee from Rose Bud
What is the bumper project? |
kaylee from Rose Bud
What is the Bumper program all about? |
James from Vancouver, WA
How did the video of the Cape lighthouse taking off like a rocket come about? |
James from Vancouver, WA
When visiting the KSC lighthouse recently, I don't remember a launch stand nearby. Where exactly was Bumper launched from? |
Steve from New Orleans
Was Goddard's experiments with rockets helpful for the Bumper program? |
David from Bethesda VA
What altitudes did the Bumper 8 reach? Did it have multiple stages? What was the paylaod? |
Otis from Little Rock, Ar
How old was the V-2 rocket that launched the WAC Corporal? |
Alex Herrmann from Trang/Thailand
I saw the broadcast about the modified German V8 Rocket. To my knowledge the Germans launched a man from their Space Center close to the Autobahn Stuttgart-Manheim before 1945. The rocket reached the clouds, unexpectedly turned around and unfortunately crashed with more than 800km/h into the ground. Was there a similar launch with a human aboard with the modified American V2 Rocket? |
Cletus from Mims
What was the biggest challenge (technical or personnel-related) encountered during the Bumper program? |
Robert from Oslo, Norway
What are the main differences between these early rockets and the ones used today? |
Claus from Huntsville
If it was the Army that launched Bumper, why is NASA claiming this as their work? |
Gundolf from Dusseldorf
Were German engineers involved in the Bumper program and if yes what were their responsibilities? |
Bob from Atlanta
When you participated in the first Bumper launch, did you think then that the rocket & space program would develop into what we have today? |
Eckart from Bellevue
What were the liquid rocket propellants used in the WAC Corporal used as second state on Bumper? |
Gabrielle from Orlando, FL
For Mrs. Bain, were there many women involved in the Bumper program? |
