Titan-Vanguard
Launch vehicle · USA
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American orbital launch vehicle. The Martin Company proposed to the Department of Defense that the first stage of the Titan I intercontinental ballistic missile be combined with the Vanguard rocket to provide a launch vehicle capable of placing an instrument package into lunar orbit and on the lunar surface. NASA was instead given the mission and used Atlas/Agena and Atlas/Centaur for this purpose instead.
Related
- Family
- orbital launch vehicle
- Country
- USA
- Spacecraft
- Goodyear Project 7969
- Agency
- Martin
Chronology
1 event
1957 December
LV Family: Titan. Launch Vehicle: Titan-Vanguard.- Titan plus Vanguard proposed to place instrument package into lunar orbit - .
Nation: USA.
The Martin Company proposed to the Department of Defense (DOD) that a stage of the Titan intercontinental ballistic missile be combined with the Vanguard rocket to provide a launch vehicle capable of placing an instrument package into lunar orbit and, ultimately, on the lunar surface.