TA (Thrust Augmented) Thor Agena Rocket Launch Preparations

Thor Agena Rocket, DSV-2C, Ready for Launch

Thor Agena B, S/N 397, Launch Engineering

Thor Able-Star DSV-6 on Launch Pad

Thor Delta E Launch Preparations

Thor Delta E Rocket, S/N 39, Launch Preparations

Thor Delta Thrust Augmentor Booster Rockets, Times Three

Thor Able-Star, DSV-6, on Launch Pad

Thor Delta E Rocket on Launch Pad

Thor Delta E Rocket, S/N 35, on Launch Pad

Delta Rocket Third Stage

Satellite Payload for Thor Space Launch

Thor Able #119 on Launch Pad

Thor Delta G, S/N 43, Launch Liftoff

Thor Delta G, S/N 43 Missile 471, on Launch Pad

Thor Delta C Rocket, S/N 29, at Cape Kennedy Missile Test Center

Thor Delta E, S/N 39, Launch Takeoff

Thor Delta E, S/N 37, Pre-Launch Activities

Thor Able #119 on Launch Pad

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TA (Thrust Augmented) Thor Agena Rocket Launch Preparations

The Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) provided nuclear deterrence before intercontinental ballistic missiles were ready. It passed its capability tests in 1958. It was deactivated in 1966, as the U.S. began to rely on larger, more advanced ICBMs. Thor missiles later were configured as space launch vehicles, Thor-Able-Star and Thor-Agena, for the Air Force and NASA, providing technology for current launch systems. A fourth modification of Thor, the Thor-Delta, has evolved into the world's most dependable and most frequently used commercial space launch vehicle, the Delta rocket. The Rocketdyne division of North American provided the propulsion system for the Thor missile and subsequent space launch vehicles.

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