We would like to thank our loyal fellow members of the Nike Historical Society for your continued support over the years.
We will be closing the Society, including the store, as of March 31, 2024.
We have acquired a large repository of Nike technical information.
The web site will continue to be available.
It has been our pleasure to keep the legacy of the Nike missile's contribution of the successful conclusion to the Cold War.
the Board of Directors
Nike Historical Society
NIKE B - HERCULES
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JUN 1960 - First warhead kill of CORPORAL ballistic missile with
Improved NIKE HERCULES system (INH).
JUL 1960 - First warhead kill of Q5 at MACH 3 with INH system.
AUG 1960 - First warhead kill of NIKE HERCULES as a ballistic target
with INH system.
SEP 1960 - First warhead kill of low altitude target (XM21) with INH
system.
MAR 1961 - First firing from mobile launcher (GOER). (Round #314)
1961 - Continued firings for production sampling and
1964 evaluation of added features to INH system.
1965 - Continued firings in support of INH system
1967 evaluation, Special Projects (Johnston Island)and
high maneuver capabilities (Southeast Asia).
AUG 1967 - Last firing.
(Total of 440 firings including 24 as targets, APR 1960 to SEP 1963.)
Targets engaged by HERCULES:
QF80
Q2 (Firebee)
Q5
POGO HI
XM21 (ECM)
QTM61 (Matador)
CORPORAL
HERCULES
REDSTONE
SERGEANT
HONEST JOHN