Delta II is the ultimate evolution of the US Air Force’s Thor missile, which first flew in 1957 and stood watch in Britain against Soviet aggression from 1959 to 1963. The Thor missile grew out ...

and marked the most important week of U.S. missile firing to date. From the hot launching pads at Cape Canaveral Test Center shot the Air Force’s intermediate-range Thor, the Army’s ...

in early December, the week brought solid missile news. Items: ¶A committee of eight top Administration civilian officials flashed the production green light for both the Air Force’s Thor and ...