The earliest American space launchers, adapted from ballistic missiles and sounding rockets, such as Redstone, Juno I and Atlas, and the small solid-fuel Scout used to place light satellites in orbit. A rocket belongs here when its cited article calls it an American missile-derived or small launcher. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
All Early American Missile-Derived and Small Launchers
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Wikipedia: Redstone (rocket family)
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The Redstone family of rockets consisted of a number of American ballistic missiles, sounding rockets and expendable launch vehicles operational during the 1950s and 1960s.
Juno I (Wikipedia)
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The Juno I is a series of a four-stage American space launch vehicle that was used to launch lightweight payloads into low Earth orbit from January 1958 to October 1958.
Atlas (rocket family) (Wikipedia)
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Atlas is a family of US missiles and space launch vehicles that originated with the SM-65 Atlas.
Wikipedia: Scout (rocket family)
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The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth.
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