‘Rocket Row’ along the west side of the Arts and Industries Building (before the National Air and Space Museum was built), Washington DC, USA in 1964. The four missiles are the Jupiter C, which launched Explorer I, the first satellite (left), the Vanguard (centre) and the Polaris A-1, the first submarine-launched ICBM (right). Cars are parked in the parking lot. The Air and Space Museum was originally called the National Air Museum when formed in 1946. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak colour transparency – a vintage 1960s photograph.

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‘Rocket Row’ along the west side of the Arts and Industries Building (before the National Air and Space Museum was built), Washington DC, USA in 1964. The four missiles are the Jupiter C, which launched Explorer I, the first satellite (left), the Vanguard (centre) and the Polaris A-1, the first submarine-launched ICBM (right). Cars are parked in the parking lot. The Air and Space Museum was originally called the National Air Museum when formed in 1946. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution. The museum opened its main building on the National Mall near L'Enfant Plaza in 1976. This image is from an old American amateur Kodak colour transparency. It will look slightly soft if used at too large a size – a vintage 1960s photograph.

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Size: 2436px × 3543px
Location: Arts and Industries Building, Washington DC, USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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