Wednesday, October 04, 2006

The Missle Pit


Minuteman III (large green rocket)--an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and U.S. strategic weapon since 1970.
Aerobee 150 (slim gray and black rocket)--one of a family of sounding rockets used from 1947 to 1985 for upper atmosphere research.
Vanguard (tall black and silver rocket)--boosted the second U.S. satellite, Vanguard 1, into space on March 17, 1958.
Jupiter-C (large white rocket marked UE)--placed the first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit on January 31, 1958.
Scout-D (the tallest one)--used by NASA and other customers from 1961 through 1994 to launch small scientific satellites.
V-1 Buzz Bomb (green ad yellow suspended towards back)--The German V-1, introduced in combat in June 1944, was the world's first operational cruise missile.
US Navy Tomahawk (navy blue, orange, and white suspended in front)--The Navy's Tomahawk cruise missile was introduced in 1982. It was used extensively in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

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