Jun 12, 2017
Processing flow for an Atlas A rocket; the rocket undergoing transportation from its manufacturing facility in San Diego, California, installation atop the Launch Complex and the Mobile Service Structure and liftoff.
The rocket shown above was Atlas 4A, the first Atlas rocket to ever fly. It crossed the Suwannee river in Florida in December 1956, was installed atop LC-14 on March 21, and launched June 11, 1957. The Atlas family of rockets celebrated six decades of service June 11, 2017.