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ARTV (Advanced Reentry Test Vehicle)
Early American suborbital reentry tests involving mice. All were launched by Thor-Able rockets from Cape Canaveral.
| mission | launch date | notes |
| ARTV 1 | Apr. 24, 1958 | Failed due to Thor turbopump problem. Mouse "Mia" not recovered |
| ARTV 2 | Jul. 10, 1958 | Mouse "Mia II" reached 1,600 km altitude, flew 9600 km range, but reentry vehicle not recovered |
| ARTV 3 | Jul. 23, 1958 | Mouse "Wickie" not recovered; nosecone lost |
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• SATELLITES AND SPACE PROBES
• REENTRY PHYSICS AND TERMINOLOGY
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