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
- Gift of NASA's Johnson Space Center
- 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
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19772723000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9b9bd2b64-6e68-4778-a6b1-7ba70c9600c2
