Atlas (rocket family) ... Atlas is a family of US missiles and space launch vehicles that originated with the SM-65 Atlas. The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program was initiated …

Atlas, series of American launch vehicles, designed originally as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), that have been in service since the late 1950s. The Atlas D, the first version …

Atlas ultimately launched four manned Mercury missions. Atlas went on to play a critical role in support of project Gemini. Atlas was used to launch heavily modified Agena stages, known as …

Aug 26, 2024 · The Atlas rocket family has played a pivotal role in the history of the United States' space program, evolving from its origins as a Cold War-era intercontinental ballistic missile …

Dec 15, 2025 · Live updates from Tuesday morning’s Amazon Leo 4 mission that launched a ULA Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Dec 16, 2025 · A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 4 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 on Dec. 16, 2025, at 3:28 a.m. EST, delivering the future of …

Dec 14, 2025 · Facing a gusty, windy weather forecast, United Launch Alliance officials have postponed their date to launch an Atlas V rocket from Monday, Dec. 15, to Tuesday, Dec. 16, …

The Atlas family of rockets began their life in 1957 as the first successful Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launched by the United States, created by Lockheed Martin legacy company …

Dec 11, 2025 · A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket sent 27 Amazon Leo internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida early Tuesday morning (Dec. 16).

Aug 3, 2016 · Credit: (c) Mark Wade The Atlas rocket, originally developed as America's first ICBM, was the basis for most early American space exploration and was that country's most …