Winston
Lorenzo von Matterhorn
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23 launches in ONE year. Film formerly classified Secret. Includes film footage from a camera in a reentry vehicle (RV) and proof that they were already testing radar decoys - inflated balloons of the same shape as the RV - with the claim that later configurations would have 28 of them. Atlas trivia - in order to save weight Atlas was not painted and a specially designed oil to prevent corrosion was developed by Covair, the original use of WD-40 penetrating oil. So, perhaps Atlas missiles had the pleasant odor of WD-40.
[video=youtube;MYvj8XWI9T0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYvj8XWI9T0[/video]
[video=youtube;MYvj8XWI9T0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYvj8XWI9T0[/video]
