Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
This is a 1:48 scale model of the Atlas-Centaur rocket, used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to launch a variety of satellites and probes. The rocket uses a modified Atlas D intercontinental ballistic missile first stage and a Centaur second stage. It was first used to launch the Surveyor 1 lunar probe in May 1966, and the rocket has been used in over seventy launches since. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center made this plastic model with a wood stand and transferred it to the Museum in 1977.
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19772723000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
Materials
Resin
Plastic
Steel
Paint
Varnish
Chrome Plating
Cadmium Plating
Dimensions
Storage (w/ stand and upper stage detached): 3 3/4 × 20 × 3 1/2 in. (9.5 × 50.8 × 8.9cm)
Other (upper stage): 2 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (6.4 × 8.9 × 19.1cm)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19772723000