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Best of Atlas Negative Images [1,117 photos]
The Atlas Negative collection documents the history of the Atlas missile, both in its initial role as the nation’s first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), and in its later highly successful role as a space launch vehicle. This collection is a one-of-a-kind national treasure. The Atlas was designed, developed, tested and manufactured in San Diego for the Air Force by the General Dynamics Corporation. More than 500 Atlas ICBM and space launch vehicles were built in San Diego. Atlas provided an effective Cold War deterrent in its role as America’s first ICBM. The Atlas also served later as a reliable and powerful space launch vehicle for sending America’s first astronauts into Earth orbit. In March 2015, the Museum’s Library & Archives received a two-year National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration to digitize and catalog thousands of the Museum’s Atlas missile and space launch system images. This project is now nearing completion. More than ten volunteers assisted in this effort. To date, over 125,000 images have been cataloged, of which 42,000 have been digitized and placed on Flickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums/72157708956488978
All of the Atlas digitized images can be found here:
Atlas Negative Collection Images [43,006 photos · 3 videos]
Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums/72157649485000247
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Atlas 10B/SCORE (Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equipment)
Atlas 10B/SCORE, at 8,750 lb (3,970 kg) was the heaviest man-made object then in orbit, the first voice relay satellite, and the first man-made object in space easily visible to the naked eye due to the large, mirror-polished stainless steel tank.
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Atlas the ICBM [film in incredibly good condition; see launch sequence starting at 19:10]
Atlas manufacturing and electronics section of Convair Atlas Report 1st Quarter 1959 5/15/59 HACL Film 00324
Mark 3 Reentry Vehicle - reentry interval reduced from 120 seconds to 50 seconds; impact velocity increased to Mach 4. Also, coverage of other improvements.
Amazingly, inflated reentry vehicle decoy system shown - from the tube diameters, it looks like ten balloon tubes and four larger diameter "dart" tubes which I assume may be higher mass, higher cross sectional density decoys meant to avoid being filtered out quickly by upper atmospheric drag like the balloon decoys would be:
Also:
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Atlas Progress Reports
https://www.youtube.com/user/sdasmarchives/search?query=atlas progress
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Atlas ICBM Ground Guidance Computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X9c_1r5Y-M
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How The Atlas Rocket Evolved Over 60 Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGmIeu0xvI
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Atlas Missile Malfunction in HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I55LkRz3Gok
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ATLAS & TITAN NUCLEAR MISSILE BASES
WYOMING & COLORADO
https://substreet.org/atlas-titan-icbm/
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Images from NASA/Cape Canaveral [12,457 photos]
Images from NASA, originally appeared on this site: science.ksc.nasa.gov/gallery/photos/
Reposted by San Diego Air and Space Museum.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums/72157716580689238
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San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives [302,515 Photos]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums
The Atlas Negative collection documents the history of the Atlas missile, both in its initial role as the nation’s first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM), and in its later highly successful role as a space launch vehicle. This collection is a one-of-a-kind national treasure. The Atlas was designed, developed, tested and manufactured in San Diego for the Air Force by the General Dynamics Corporation. More than 500 Atlas ICBM and space launch vehicles were built in San Diego. Atlas provided an effective Cold War deterrent in its role as America’s first ICBM. The Atlas also served later as a reliable and powerful space launch vehicle for sending America’s first astronauts into Earth orbit. In March 2015, the Museum’s Library & Archives received a two-year National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration to digitize and catalog thousands of the Museum’s Atlas missile and space launch system images. This project is now nearing completion. More than ten volunteers assisted in this effort. To date, over 125,000 images have been cataloged, of which 42,000 have been digitized and placed on Flickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums/72157708956488978
All of the Atlas digitized images can be found here:
Atlas Negative Collection Images [43,006 photos · 3 videos]
Images from the Convair/General Dynamics Astronautics Atlas Negative Collection. The processing, cataloging and digitization of these images has been made possible by a generous National Historical Publications and Records grant from the National Archives and Records Administration---Please Tag these images so that the information can be permanently stored with the digital file.---Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum
www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums/72157649485000247
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Atlas 10B/SCORE (Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equipment)
Atlas 10B/SCORE, at 8,750 lb (3,970 kg) was the heaviest man-made object then in orbit, the first voice relay satellite, and the first man-made object in space easily visible to the naked eye due to the large, mirror-polished stainless steel tank.
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Atlas the ICBM [film in incredibly good condition; see launch sequence starting at 19:10]
Atlas manufacturing and electronics section of Convair Atlas Report 1st Quarter 1959 5/15/59 HACL Film 00324
Mark 3 Reentry Vehicle - reentry interval reduced from 120 seconds to 50 seconds; impact velocity increased to Mach 4. Also, coverage of other improvements.
Amazingly, inflated reentry vehicle decoy system shown - from the tube diameters, it looks like ten balloon tubes and four larger diameter "dart" tubes which I assume may be higher mass, higher cross sectional density decoys meant to avoid being filtered out quickly by upper atmospheric drag like the balloon decoys would be:
Also:
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Atlas Progress Reports
https://www.youtube.com/user/sdasmarchives/search?query=atlas progress
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Atlas ICBM Ground Guidance Computer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X9c_1r5Y-M
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How The Atlas Rocket Evolved Over 60 Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGmIeu0xvI
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Atlas Missile Malfunction in HD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I55LkRz3Gok
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ATLAS & TITAN NUCLEAR MISSILE BASES
WYOMING & COLORADO
https://substreet.org/atlas-titan-icbm/
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Images from NASA/Cape Canaveral [12,457 photos]
Images from NASA, originally appeared on this site: science.ksc.nasa.gov/gallery/photos/
Reposted by San Diego Air and Space Museum.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums/72157716580689238
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San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives [302,515 Photos]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/albums
