NASA. SM-68 Titan missile. The SM-68 Titan I is... Lot 9

NASA. SM-68 Titan missile. The SM-68 Titan I is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was the first true multi-stage ballistic missile, and gave birth to civilian launchers (Titan rocket). In the mid-1950s, the United States developed its first intercontinental ballistic missiles. In 1955, the US Air Force decided to launch the development of the SM-68 Titan and Atlas missiles in parallel: the aim was to have an alternative solution in case the development of the Atlas, with its audacious design, failed. Circa 1959.period silver print. Typed caption on the back. 25,4 x 20,6CM with margins.