The Private was the first U.S. step rocket combining a Tiny Tim rocket and a 30AS-1000C JATO unit. Tsien Hsue-shen was the JPL section leader who directed research for the Private A.The Private preceded the MGM-5 Corporal surface-to-surface missile.
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