The ' Aerobee ' Heads Up -- The Navy's Guided Missile heads upward after being fired from the Experimental Guided Missile Ship, USS Norton Sound during a Recent test in the North Pacific. The Rocket Reached an Altitude of Approximately 50 Miles. During most of the Ascent, Instruments in the Nose of the "Aerobee" Recorded Cosmic ray research data which was Telemetered Back to the Norton Sound.Navy Experiment -- The US Navy's guided missile heads upwards after being fired from the experimental ship. Norton Sound, during a recent test in the North Pacific. The rocket reached an altitude of approximately 50 miles. January 28, 1950. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).