The PGM-17A Thor was the first operative ballistic missile of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was named after the Norse god of thunder. It was deployed in the United Kingdom between 1959 and September 1963 as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with …

The SM-75/PGM-17A Thor intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) was the product of the early Cold War race to deploy nuclear armed missiles before the Soviets. Thor was designed to be an interim nuclear deterrent while the U.S. Air Force developed,

The first staff thermonuclear BC was docked to the MRBM for duty in June 1960 at the airbase Feltuell. In 1962, after changing the designation system in the U.S. Air Force, the Thor missile was designated PGM-17A.

A full two-thirds of the Thor body held liquid fuel for the missile’s single-stage engine. A gimbaled Rocketdyne engine, fed by liquid oxygen/RP-1(kerosene) liquid fuel, could produce 150,000 pounds of thrust at launch.

Douglas SM-75/PGM-17A Thor. The Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was the product of the early Cold War race to deploy nuclear-armed missiles before the Soviets. Thor was designed to be an interim nuclear deterrent while the U.S. Air Force developed long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).

After retirement as an IRBM, disarmed PGM-17As, as well as new-built Thors, were used by the USAF as space launch vehicles under the basic designation of SLV-2. The Thor was developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) into the very successful Delta family of …

Jan 27, 2022 · Douglas PGM -17 THOR. Thor was the first operational ballistic missile deployed by the USAF. Named after the Norse god of thunder, it was deployed in the United Kingdom between 1959 and 1963 as an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) with thermonuclear warheads. Thor was 65 feet (20 m) in height and 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter.

The PGM-17A Thor was the first operational ballistic missile of the United States Air Force (USAF).

The PGM-17 ''Thor'' was America's first operational Ballistic Missile deployed for use in the defense of The Country from Enemy Nuclear attack. First deployed in 1959 (in The US and Great Britain as well), The ''Thor'' served as the design pattern for The ''Delta'' Rocket (with varieties still in use by NASA and ESA today).

The SM-75/PGM-17A Thor intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) was the product of the early Cold War race to deploy nuclear-armed missiles before the Soviet Union.