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	SM-65 Atlas - United States Nuclear Forces
		Atlas 4-B, the second in the series B test flights, was launched successfully on 2 August 1958.
		The first operational version of the Atlas, the "D" model, was a one and one-half stage, liquid-fueled, rocket-powered (360,000 pounds of thrust) ICBM equipped with radio-inertial guidance and a nuclear warhead.
		The Atlas F missiles also were deployed in "hard" silo-lift launchers which stored the missiles vertically in underground, blast-protected silos and used elevators to raise the missiles to ground level for launch.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/icbm/sm-65.htm (643 words)

	Atlas ICBM
		The Atlas, first tested in 1959, was the United States' first successful ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile).
		It was a multistage, liquid-fueled (liquid oxygen and kerosene) rocket, with three engines which produced 162,000kg of thrust.
		The Atlas had been suggested for use, by the United States Air Force, in what became known as Project Vanguard.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/at/Atlas_rocket.html (123 words)

	Atlas
		The current Atlas family includes the Atlas II, Atlas III, and Atlas V. The Atlas was used during Project Mercury for a number of flights, both manned and unmanned.
		The Atlas was the core of the proposed Outpost space station in 1958.
		The construction of the Atlas was of a very thin stainless steel and was actually supported by the pressurized fuel.
	www.worldspaceflight.com /addendum/us_rockets/atlas.htm (376 words)

	Spaceflight :Atlas
		The basic Atlas vehicle, remarkably unchanged almost 50 years after its inception, is a 1½ stage liquid-propellant launch vehicle consisting of a booster section and a sustainer section, a unique configuration that enables the missile to launch itself into orbit.
		Vandenberg Air Force Base, California was activated, even before the first successful launch of the Atlas D. The Air Force formally accepted the Atlas on September 1, 1959, and the missile was declared "operational" about a week later when an Atlas D ICBM was successfully launched from Vandenberg.
		Atlas model D, E, and F ICBMs, outfitted with nuclear warheads, were deployed at Air Force bases throughout the United States, stored vertically in underground silos and raised by elevators to an above-ground position for launch.
	www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/SPACEFLIGHT/Atlas/SP10.htm (1696 words)

	Anigrand 1/72 Atlas ICBM, by Scott Van Akjen
		A development contract for the Atlas was awarded to Convair in January 1955, and Convair completed construction of the test stands in 1956.
		The Atlas A was the first RandD configuration that ultimately led to the operational Atlas D, E, and F missiles.
		The Atlas was referred to by a number of designations, especially during the early years of testing.
	modelingmadness.com /scotts/viet/us/rockets/atlas.htm (2555 words)

	Atlas D
		Atlas ICBM fired 9,000 miles from Cape Canaveral to the Indian Ocean in 50 minutes, the second record distance flight.
		An Atlas investigation board was convened to study the cause of the Mercury-Atlas 3 (MA-3) mission launch vehicle failure.
		An Atlas D launch vehicle lifted a Project Fire spacecraft from Cape Kennedy in the first test of the heat that would be encountered by a spacecraft reentering the atmosphere at lunar-return velocity.
	www.astronautix.com /lvs/atlasd.htm (7416 words)

	Cape Canaveral Rocket and Missile Programs: Atlas D
		The Atlas D was initially a prototype of the operational Atlas ICBM.
		The Atlas D was nearly identical to the Atlas C, although the two booster engines were uprated to provide a combined thrust of 367,000 pounds at liftoff, compared to 330,000 pounds for the Atlas C. The thrust of the sustainer engine and vernier engines remained the same.
		The first operational Atlas D missiles were intended to be launched from a vertical storage position on surface-level gantry-serviced launch pads.
	www.spaceline.org /rocketsum/atlas-d.html (493 words)

	Missile silo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A missile silo is a underground vertical cylindrical container for the storage and launching of (A ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another) ICBMs.
		The fourth version of the Atlas ICBM (the Atlas F) were stored vertically in underground silos.
		The Atlas was fueled in the silo and then had to be raised to the surface for launch, it could not be launched from within the silo.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/missile_silo.htm (629 words)

	556th SMS Atlas F
		The 556th was an Atlas F unit which meant the missile was housed in a "silo launcher" style complex.
		Developed by General Dynamics, the Atlas weapons system became a national priority during which no expense was spared in the development, testing and implementation of this first generation ICBM system.
		The Atlas rocket was also used by NASA during the early days of manned space travel and was the booster used to put John Glenn into Earth orbit.
	www.556sms.com /atlas.htm (387 words)

	LONI \| Atlases \| Atlas Details
		The Rat Atlas is a three dimensional (3D) computerized map of rat brain anatomy created with digital imaging techniques.
		Electronic sharing and interactive use are benefits afforded by a digital format, but the foremost advantage of this 3D map is its whole brain integrated representation of rat in situ neuroanatomy.
		The Rat 2D Atlas viewer is a web-based 2D slice viewer that visualizes single slices at a time.
	www.loni.ucla.edu /Atlases/Atlas_Detail.jsp?atlas_id=1 (201 words)

	Atlas Rocket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		It s being replaced by the Atlas rocket, cheaper and less labor-intensive to build and launch.
		At the Atlas 5 launch pad, workers are now partially disassembling the rocket that will launch the first-ever mission to Pluto.
		Hurricane Wilma caused some minor damage to the solid rocket booster that was attached to the Atlas V. As a precaution the booster is being replaced.
	www.wikiverse.org /atlas-rocket (953 words)

	Ultimate site for Y2K blast may be in Lawn
		Evidence of that came to light just last month with the announcement of a one-of-a-kind Atlas ICBM museum utilizing a massive missile silo near Clyde, one of a dozen such sites that ringed Abilene during the height of the Cold War, all then housing nuclear missiles.
		Larry was chatting with area folks about economic development when Lawn’s mayor asked why Larry’s budding Atlas ICBM Historical Society had never bothered to investigate the Lawn silo — abandoned in the mid-1960s and left in the hands of Lawn city officials — as a site for its future museum.
		While the Atlas ICBM Historical Society’s plans for the Clyde ISD silo remain part of a grand non-profit plan to lure tourists off Interstate 20 to visit what they hope will be a unique museum showcasing the Cold War, the Lawn site is a for-profit venture headed by Larry.
	web.reporter-news.com /1998/1999/brazos/bill0728.html (908 words)

	Association of Air Force Missileers - Keeping Informed
		The March issue included Part II on missile alignment, Part II on MX basing, a report on the new break room for missile students, and reports on LF upgrades and Guardian Challenge.
		The December issue featured Part I on missile alignment, a report on the 2006 National Meeting and the plans for 2008, an Atlas DPL story, Part I of a MX Basing article and stories on Prompt Global Strike, Minuteman Booster Replacement and 72 Hour alerts.
		For September 2008, we will produce a special issue commemorating three anniversaries, the 25th for Space Command, 40th for the space and missile competition and 60th for the Air Force, with emphasis on the competition.
	www.afmissileers.org /keepinginf.html (615 words)

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