Happy 69th Birthday Atlas Rocket!

Happy 69th Birthday to the Atlas rocket! The Atlas rocket has an unmatched legacy of evolution across all these years and 691 missions. I'm proud to have been a part of that history by working on everything from the Atlas E, Atlas/Centaur, Atlas I, II, III, and V, and into the early days of Vulcan before I retired. 

 

 

 

Something worth noting: In this confusing world of corporate pac-man, I worked for four different companies, but with the same group of highly competent and congenial people, while supporting Atlas development and operations over the decades. We launched everything from communications, GPS, weather and spy satellites, to Mars and other planetary reconnaissance missions. Big congratulations to the current team keeping the streak alive!