Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
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The #Thor #Missile was the first operational #BallisticMissile of the United States.
As an Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile, when stationed in Europe, it could deliver a nuclear warhead to Moscow.
The Thor also served as part of the Thor-#Able #space #launch #vehicle.
And the Thor components continued in the #Delta family of #rockets long after the missile’s retirement.
The two truss towers on either side of the white rocket are the service structures for the #DeltaII, the last legacy of the #Thor family.
After the Delta II was retired, both towers where demolished in 2018 to prevent an uncontrolled collapse due to corrosion.
#ThorFamily, #DeltaThorFamily, #ThorRocket, #ThorAbleRocket, #LC17A, #LC17B, #AirForceSpaceAndMissileMuseum, #CapeCanaveral, #Photography, #Photo
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Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
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A #Photograph of an #Atlas #rocket’s #vernier #thruster, the #Rocketdyne LR-101, meant to help stabilize the #vehicles attitude during flight.
This #engine was on display at the Air Force #Space and Missile #Museum.
#AtlasRocket, #LR101, #VernierEngine, #AirForceSpaceAndMissileMuseum, #Photography, #Photo
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Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
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#SpaceSaturday: #Gemini 2, or Gemini-Titan 2, the second launch of the Gemini #spacecraft aboard the #Titan II #rocket. This is the spacecraft from that suborbital flight meant to test the #heatshield. After finding its performance satisfactory, the Gemini program went ahead.
The Air Force #USAF remained interested in Gemini while #NASA moved on to Apollo.
They launched the same spacecraft from #GeminiTitan2 on top of a mockup of the Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a crewed spy satellite, to test the potential of putting a hatch in the heat shield.
After recovery, its performance was found to be satisfactory, but uncrewed spy satellites were found to be cheaper.
The spacecraft is on display at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum at Cape Canaveral.
#GeminiSpacecraft, #GeminiProgram, #MannedOrbitingLaboratory, #HumanSpaceflight, #CapeCanaveral, #AirForceSpaceAndMissileMuseum, #Photograph, #Photography, #Photo
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#spacesaturday #gemini #spacecraft #titan #rocket #heatshield #usaf #nasa #geminititan2 #geminispacecraft #geminiprogram #mannedorbitinglaboratory #humanspaceflight #capecanaveral #airforcespaceandmissilemuseum #photograph #photography #photo