07-06-2010, 10:51 PM
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Dazed and Confused
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: TN
Posts: 11,624
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Originally Posted by blackshire
I just found what is apparently the earliest reference to the Akela-1, in the September 1973 issue of "Boy's Life" magazine.
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It may very well be the earliest reference. The Dec 1974 Centuri Rocket Times notes that the Boy Scout rocketry line was introduced "a year ago". Most likely, the launch took place very soon after they became available.
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