The USS Norton Sound - guided missile research ship
The USS Norton Sound, the US Navy's guided missile research ship, from which a Martin Viking rocket was launched on 12 May 1950 to establish a new record for US-built, single-stage rockets - 106.4 miles. The Viking is on the aft deck
Picture No
10839562
Media ID
48046324
Size
4000px x 3195px
(1.1MB)
Credit
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
Date
1950
