Project HARP

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ballistics research project
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:McGill_University
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1967
gptkbp:field aerospace engineering
ballistics
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Gerald_Bull
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:High_Altitude_Research_Project
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Project HARP
gptkbp:location gptkb:Barbados
gptkb:Yuma_Proving_Ground
gptkbp:notableAchievement launched projectiles to altitudes over 180 km
set altitude record for gun-launched projectile
gptkbp:notableFor using large artillery guns to launch projectiles into the upper atmosphere
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Gerald_Bull
gptkbp:purpose study ballistics of high-altitude projectiles
gptkbp:relatedTo space research
supergun technology
gptkbp:startDate 1961
gptkbp:status terminated
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:16-inch_HARP_gun
projectile instrumentation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Research_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6