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This is a 1:32 scale model of the the Atlas B intercontinental ballistic missile. The Atlas B (also designated XSM-65B) was the second version of the missile and was used exclusively as a test missile in the program. On 18 December 1958 an Atlas B also launched a communications satellite under Project SCORE. Atlas Ds, Es, and Fs were America's first operational intercontinental ballistic missiles and were deployed by the Strategic Air Command from 1960-1965. General Dynamics, the missile's manufacturer, built this model and donated it to NASM in 1962.

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This object is on display in James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

James S. McDonnell Space Hangar
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS-Missiles & Rockets Manufacturer General Dynamics Corp.
 Dimensions Overall: 1 ft. 3 in. long x 3 in. diameter (38.1 x 7.62cm) 1:32 scale.
 Materials Plastic model with metal base.
 Inventory Number A19620133000 Credit Line Gift of General Dynamics Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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