Atlas Progress Report To April 1954 HACL Film 00528

[@johnwatson3948]

Interesting to see what changes were later made to the missile - also that they made this kind of information film in 1954 when the program was so highly classified.

[@goshlikkrudbahr5109]

well, this film was probably classified too.

[@saa82vik]

Great videos. The quality is just amazing for the times.

[@stevengill1736]

Yes- the plastic models looked very realistic

[@lukestrawwalker]

Evidently the hydrogen bomb test footage from the Eniwetok tests hadn't been declassified enough to incorporate into this film... They used regular atomic bomb test footage. Later! OL J R :)

[@robertwarner6999]

People

[@n6mz]

Also, this film was made before the warhead mass was finalized. The lighter warhead resulted in "downsizing" the booster to the final configuration of 3 main engines and a 10-foot-diameter tank.

[@WWeronko]

I never heard that a version of the Atlas used gasoline as fuel.

[@goshlikkrudbahr5109]

The Atlas ICBM...FROM MATTEL!

[@lucaswillis2809]

That model rocket!!! We traded that for computer simulations? Where's the soul haha

[@12time12]

Lmao, they have voiceovers for the fake crew at 27:55. Too good.

[@andrewsmactips]

Nothing like a cold war to advance the state of the art of technology.

[@jamesanderton344]

Looks like only pretty girls worked at Convair San Diego

[@n6mz]

We had some beauties in my engineering groups in the mid-70s.

[@directcurrent5751]

San Diego, CA. Naturally healthy lifestyles.