Happy (𝟭𝟮𝟮nd) birthday, Karel Jan #Bossart!🎂👏🥳 [°Feb. 9, 1904 – Aug. 3, 1975]🫡

#aerospaceengineering #SM65Atlas #AtlasICBM #SergeiKorolev #WernhervonBraun #KarelJanBossart

The world took another major step towards oblivion on #ThisDayInHistory in 1958 with the launch of the #SM65Atlas. The first operational Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (#ICBM), it allowed the US to send nuclear weapons anywhere on Earth. The US has never disclaimed first-use.

Karel J. Bossart - New Mexico Museum of Space History The Father of Atlas Rocket

Happy (𝟭𝟮𝟭st) birthday, Karel #Bossart!🎂🫡👏🥳 [°Feb. 9, 1904 – Aug. 3, 1975]🌹😔

#SM65Atlas #ICBM #IntercontinentalBallisticMissile #USAF #UnitedStatesAirForce #WernhervonBraun #SergeiKorolev #BAEF #BelgianAmericanEducationalFoundation #KarelJanBossart #KarelBossart

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