The rocket veered off course early in flight and was destroyed by the Range Safety Officer. It carried an experimental payload referred to as a "spy-in-the-sky satellite." It was a television carrying spy satellite which could keep track of particularly enemy movement in daylight or dark. This rocket blasted off Pad 13 at Cape Kennedy at approximately 5:30 pm on 4 December 1971. Both of them have a piece of paper on the back (one stapled, one taped): Your missile piece was taken from the (skin) or outer shell of an Atlas Agena rocket. The history of this particular Atlas Agena is provided on the card attached to your souvenir. This is the true thickness and consistency of the metal. The souvenirs are made from the skin or shell of an actual fired Atlas Agena missile. The front says: The Perfect Souvenir! Made from an Actual Missile I have two of these souvenirs (one a tie tack and one a lapel pin), both still attached to their cards. Many years ago I believe I read the source of the fragments came from a booster which exploded during launch.ĭoes anyone know with certainty the specific source of the fragments? Was there more than one source? Topic: Flown Atlas-Agena fragment on key chainįrom time to time I find on eBay a flown fragment from an Atlas-Agena attached to a key chain. Profile | register | preferences | faq | search Flown Atlas-Agena fragment on key chain - collectSPACE: Messages
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