Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Douglas-Thor-Missile-Launch--1959-2JRSXLJL9933.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarLGM-30 Minuteman Missile B-rollMcDonnell Hypersonic MissileMcDonnell Aircraft in the 1950s: Missiles, Mercury, Company CelebrationsAGM-86 Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) B-rollMcDonnell F-101 Voodoo B-rollTalos Surface-to-Air Missile System FootageC-133 Cargomaster Missile Load DemonstrationProject Mercury FootageF-4 Phantom II US Air Force ScenesView AllDouglas Thor Missile Launch, 1959Select usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The Douglas Thor, called "the DC-3 of the Space Age," was the first intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) deployed since the German V-2. Thor was used as the first-stage rocket to launch NASA's first (America's fifth) satellite into space Oct. 11, 1958, and continued to be used as a launch vehicle until 1981. Thor missiles provided first the hardware, then the technology, for current Air Force and NASA launch systems, including Delta and Delta II launch vehicles.BI44822 (BIV14_Thor_01)Maximum size:1920px × 1080px (~559 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:2m28sKeywords:1950s-adults-automobiles-Douglas Aircraft-fire-ground shots-historic production status-launch sites-launches-male-military livery-night-rocket engines-several/groups-smoke-technicians-Thor missile-United StatesRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:Thor