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Memorandum, photograph, and booklet relating to the launching of Polaris, the United States Navy's first submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Identifier
NASM.2025.0010
Date
1960s
Provenance
Brian Bourgeois, Gift, 2024, NASM.2025.0010
Extent
.01 Cubic feet
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials related to the launching of the Polaris, the United States Navy's first submarine-launched ballistic missile. Items include an envelope and memorandum from USS George Washington (SSBN 598) dated 1960 as well as a photograph and a booklet documenting President John F. Kennedy aboard the USS Observation Island (EAG 154) to observe the launch from a submerged USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) dated 1963.
Arrangement note
No arrangement.
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Citation
Polaris Missile Materials [Bourgeois], NASM.2025.0010, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Rocketry
Polaris (Missile)
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials