Delta 174 Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
The Delta launch vehicle family started development in 1959. The Delta was composed of parts from the Thor, an intermediate-range ballistic missile, as its first stage, and the Vanguard as its second. The first... More
Launch of Mercury-Atlas, NASA Mercury project
(February 21, 1961) In this Project Mercury test, a spacecraft booster by a modified Atlas was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Mercury capsule reached a peak altitude of 107 statute miles and landed ... More
Unloading Atlas Launch Vehicle, NASA Mercury project
(April 23, 1961) The Atlas launch vehicle is shown being unloaded at Cape Canaveral, Florida. This vehicle was expected to launch a Mercury spacecraft (without any astronauts aboard), built by McDonnell Aircraf... More
Space shuttle Titan III-C Launch
(September 4, 1970) This photograph shows a Titan III-C launch vehicle. Titan vehicles were designed to carry payloads equal to the size and weight of those on the space shuttle. The Titan IV Centaur could put ... More
Titan III-C Launch. NASA public domain image colelction.
(September 4, 1970) This photograph shows a Titan III-C launch vehicle. Titan vehicles were designed to carry payloads equal to the size and weight of those on the space shuttle. The Titan IV Centaur could put ... More
Preparing Nimbus E on Delta Vehicle
(December 12, 1972) Nimbus E, the sixth spacecraft in the Nimbus series, is shown preparing for launch on December 12, 1972 from the Western Test Range (WTR), Space Launch Complex SLC-2, West, by the Thrust- Au... More
First Titan-Centaur Launch Test
(February 11, 1974) The first Titan/Centaur lifted off from Complex 41 at Cape Kennedy Air Force Station at 9:48 AM EDT. The Titan stages burned as programmed, but when the Centaur stage failed to ignite, the R... More
Pegasus Carried by B-52. NASA public domain image colelction.
(April 15, 1990) This image shows a Pegasus being carried to altitude by B-52. An air-launched, three stage, all solid-propellant, three-axis stabilized vehicle, the Pegasus can set a 400-1,000 pound payload in... More