Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful flight of a Titan missile — in this case, a Titan-I — from Cape Canaveral. From there the variants of the Titan family took shape, including:
- The Titan-34D, the test firing of which I was involved in at Edwards AFB
- The Titan-IV … I have a piece of one on the desk in my office
- The Titan-IVB, for which I helped get some of the support and maintenance facilities built
The Titan was a vital part of the U.S. launch fleet for many years, and I’m proud to have been a (small) part of the program.
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