Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Division
- Summary
- This is a 1:16 scale model of the Polaris A-1, America's first submarine-launched ballistic missile. It carried one nuclear warhead, had a range of approximately 1,400 miles, and was deployed during the 1960s. The missile was replaced by the Polaris A-2 which also carried a single nuclear warhead but had a longer range. Lockheed Missiles and Space made this model and donated it to NASM in 1961.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lockheed
- Inventory Number
- A19610218000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- MODELS-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- wood, paint, brass, plastic, felt, paper
- Dimensions
- Overall (on base): 81.92 x 24.77 x 14.61cm (2ft 8 1/4in. x 9 3/4in. x 5 3/4in.)
- Approximate (model): 8.89 x 80.01cm (3 1/2in. x 2ft 7 1/2in.)
- 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_A19610218000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94c9dd412-e034-446a-8b88-6723f8da0c4f
