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WD-40 Was Invented To Stop Missiles From Rusting
The Atlas rockets were the first intercontinental ballistic missiles to be developed by the United States. Developed in the 1940s and 50s, the Atlas missiles consisted of an outer skin that ...
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Scottish Live-Fire Drills Challenge NATO Air, Missile Defense
Exercise Formidable Shield 2025 is a biennial integrated air and missile defense exercise organized by the U.S. Navy’s Sixth ...
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US awards $244M to Northrop for most advanced global missile tracking stations yet
The US Space Force (USSF) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $244 million contract to develop advanced relay ground stations in ...
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Counting Down To The Final Atlas Rocket
when unused SM-65 Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) were refurbished and assigned more peaceful pursuits. Rather than lobbing thermonuclear warheads towards the Soviets ...
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Atlas Missile Fails in Moon Shot, Crash Strengthens Russians' Lead; Weather Drops Holiday Death-Toll
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov. 26--A towering Atlas-Able rocket plunged into the Atlantic early today in a futile bid to hurl a satellite about the moon. The failure was a bitter disappointment to ...