Nike Nike is the designation of an U.S.sounding rocket. The Nike Nike consists of two Nike rocket stages (and if necessary a further rocket stage) and reaches a ceiling of 352 km. The Nike Nike was started between 1954 and 1979 16 times. The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... A sounding rocket is an instrument carrying suborbital rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its flight. ... Launch of a Nike Zeus missile Project Nike was a US Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Labs, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. ...
Nike, in Greek mythology, was 'victory', personified as a goddess.
Nike, Inc., a company, named after the Greek goddess, that specializes in sports goods.
Project Nike, the name used to designate a type of surface-to-air missile deployed throughout major cities of the United States during the 1960s and early 1970s.