Early Rockets

NASA's image library records Early Rockets.

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

The capsule ready to be installed in the nose cone of Jupiter, AM-18, for pre-flight test, May 18, 1959. The capsule carried monkeys, Baker and Able, as the payload of AM-18 mission

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

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A CLOSER LOOK

The capsule ready to be installed in the nose cone of Jupiter, AM-18, for pre-flight test, May 18, 1959. The capsule carried monkeys, Baker and Able, as the payload of AM-18 mission

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NASA Image and Video LibraryEarly Rockets

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