Thor-Agena orbital launch vehicle being prepared for launch from Vandenberg AFB, California. Entrance of Air Force Ballistic Missile Division in Vandenberg AFB. Truck coming out of the building. Workmen mate Agena vehicle to Thor missile. Thor-Agena being raised to launch position on pad. Interiors of control and data compilation center. Various tracking centers, dish-shaped tracking antenna at Vandenberg AFB, radome at Kodiak in Alaska, TLM-18 antenna at Kaena Point in Hawaii, and tracking vessel at sea.
First in-silo launch of liquid fueled ICBM Titan VS-1 from Silo Launch Test Facility,Vandenberg. Code named 'Silver Saddle' the Titan carries a dummy second stage. Ground level surface of silo. Flames ignite from two silo ducts after initial ignition. Missile emerges from ground and climbs up in to sky. 3 May 1961. (Note: This launch was an engineering test of the range safety destruct system as well as a prototype Titan II silo, as that missile was still over a year away from its first launch. Following first stage burnout, the dummy second stage, which was filled with water, was detonated. The water formed an ice cloud that was then photographed. This experiment would later be performed on two Saturn I launches.)
Missile launch malfunction in Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA. Missile covered in smoke falls from tower prior to its launch.
Missile launch malfunction in Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA. Explosion in nozzle causes missile to fall before launch. Missile explodes all over the area after its fall, covering the launch site with burning hot gases.
Missile launch malfunction at Vandenberg Air Force Base California USA. A missile launches as seen from the launch silo. Missile falls shortly after its launch, explodes after hitting the ground.
Missile launch malfunction at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California USA. Missile silo door opens as a missile launches from its underground launch facility. Shortly after launch, missile falls with a curve trajectory as seen from its white exhaust plume.
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