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Collection consists of 18 black and white photographs of concept illustrations and diagrams relating to United States intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and space vehicle projects circa the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s.
Identifier
NASM.2025.0008
Creator
Convair (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp)
Date
circa 1955-1965
Provenance
Patrick Leonini, gift, 2025, NASM.2025.0008
Extent
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, 18 black and white silver gelatin print photographs, 8 x 10 inches)
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of 18 black and white silver gelatin 8 x 10 inch print photographs of concept illustrations and diagrams relating to United States intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and space vehicle projects circa the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s. Projects depicted include Atlas ICBM (SM-65), Nova Launch Vehicle, Thor-Delta launch vehicle, Blue Scout Rocket Vehicle, Titan III-C Launch Vehicle, Dyna-Soar, Northrop M2 Lifting Body, and the Explorer 12 and Ariel 1 satellite programs. Also included are illustrations of support vehicles such as an Advanced Range Instrumentation Ship (ARIS) and a Missile Crawler-Transporter Facility. Illustrations are from the US Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Convair Division of General Dynamics Corporation, or unknown military or commercial sources.
Arrangement note
Photographs are grouped by subject and arranged in NASM Archives image number order.
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
United States Early Missile and Space Vehicle Illustrations, NASM.2025.0008, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Topics
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
Airplanes
Research aircraft
Cold War -- 1950-1970
Space vehicles
Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems
Rocketry
Ballistic missiles
Artificial satellites
Gliding and soaring
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials