Quest Aerospace
Quest Aerospace is a company based in Cedar City, UT, United States that designs and produces model rocket kits.
Quest Aerospace was founded in 1992 by Bill Stine (son of G. Harry Stine), and produces model rocket kits for various skill levels of modelers, from the beginner to the most highly skilled. In 1995, ToyBiz (now Marvel Entertainment) acquired Quest along with Spectra Star, Inc.[1] In 2003, Bill Stine purchased back Quest Aerospace from Marvel.[2]
Quest's products include model rockets powered by standard 18 mm motors as well as smaller rockets powered by Micro Maxx motors. The company produces both 18 mm motors and Micro Maxx motors for use in its model rocket kits. Powered by compressed black powder motors, some of these rockets can achieve altitudes of over 2000 feet.
In Popular Culture
The name Quest Aerospace was used in the 2002 film Spider-Man, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Quest was a competitor of Oscorp, the company owned by Norman Osborn (aka the Green Goblin). Quest was competing with Oscorp to sell an exoskeleton to the US Military and after the Green Goblin destroyed it the company restructured and was going to purchase Oscorp before the Goblin killed the Oscorp board of directors.
References
- ↑ "Toy Biz, Inc. -- Company History". fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ↑ "NARCON 2011 Presentations". NARCON. Washington Aerospace Club. Retrieved 10 May 2011.