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Thursday, May 5, 2011
The Victorians Had Rockets? - Photo
Labels:
Atlas booster,
Polaris,
retro,
rocket row,
rockets,
science,
Smithsonian,
steampunk,
Victorian
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Now that's real steampunk!
ReplyDeleteNot much room for manoeuvre there;-)
ReplyDeleteNow I want to see the opposite: A huge rocket flying through space with gothic churches and ancient stone masonry affixed to its sides.
ReplyDeleteScott
Cool, those were the monkey rockets, weren't they?! :)
ReplyDeleteJust curious but what is the "Listen Now" button at the top?
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
A good photo, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteYvonne,
Very nice! Very interesting also.
ReplyDeleteThey were the days. When life was in black and white, and rockets launched from anywhere
ReplyDeleteSmithsonian, perchance?
ReplyDeleteI agree with Alex--that would be perfect for steampunk! :)
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes, yes. It's cool, it's steampunk, those were the days, and the Smithsonian. To be more exact, it's the old Smithsonian in Washington DC, USA (now called the Arts and Industries building) when it was called "rocket row" in the mid-60s. There were actually 4 "rockets"; this pic shows 2 of them. The larger one is the Atlas booster from the mercury mission (thinking maybe Friendship 7), the smaller is the Polaris, the first submarine launched ICBM.
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