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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 #
702107
OCLC number
910336215
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