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Title	U.S. Navy's Polaris fleet ballistic missile now well along in development
Publisher	Washington, D.C. : Chief of Information, Navy Department, 1958 ; Chicago, Illinois : Kauffman & Fabry Company
Physical Description	1 photograph : black and white ; 21 x 26 cm
Summary	"The Polaris AX-1 test vehicle placed in its launcher prior to test firing. The highly instrumented test [m]issle contains a maz[e] of elecronic equipment which will transmit to ground receivers vital performance information concerning the co[m]ponents being t[es]ted. At the right is the umbilical tower from which cables are connected to the missile permitting ground checkouts prior to the launch. The access stand at the [f]ar left can be moved on tracks to surround the missile permitting the technicians to work at various levels." -- verso.
Notes	Title from item.; "USN 710350, TAKEN: SE[P]T. 1958"; "These first official photographs show the launching sequence of the Polaris AX-1 flight test vehicle launched last September at the Atlantic Missile Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The AX-Test vehicles are the latest in the series of tes[t] missiles developed by the Missile System Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for the U.S. Navy's Fleet Ballastic Missile "Polaris." Polaris, a solid propelled, guided missile, design[e]d for a range of approximately 1500 nautical miles, is no[w] well along in development. Polaris is smaller and lighter than other ballistic missiles of comparable range. It is scheduled to be ready for service aboard nuclear powered submarines in 1960."; "OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO. RELEASED."
LC Subject Headings	United States. Navy. Polaris (Missile) Fleet ballistic missile weapons systems--United States.
Time Period	Mid 20th Century (1946-1960)
Call #	PHOTO 01708
Item #	323624
OCLC number	910336215

U.S. Navy's Polaris fleet ballistic missile now well along in development

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