https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/9ff17000-e6a5-4b8d-8f72-a6244262a629 ASM 021: Atlas Missile was the first missile placing itself in orbit! Great footage inside blockhouse. Commentary and explanations by at least 2 engineers using models. Launch footage. From COMMENTARY: * Flight Dec 15,1958. Majority of Atlas missile placed into orbit. At time, only know missile capable of self orbit. Same as the military missile. OPENING CREDITS: Title: “Atlas Satellite”. “M. Rosenbaum Chief Engineer”. END CREDITS: General Dynamics Text/Logo. “Convair-Astronautics AT-55” MARKINGS: "Bill Brown AT 55 Atlas Shot 11B" handwritten. NOTES: Generally good color sound print has very bad outer winds. First Atlas earth orbit flight. 16mm, 400ft. RESEARCH: The name of the last speaker (Assistant to Division Manger of Convair Astronautics) is not clear in the audio introduction. Our research determined it is Kraft Ehricke (also primary designer of the Centaur D1). Thanks to our ASM volunteer, Murphy Wardman, for his help. He used to work on the Atlas. RESEARCH NEEDED: Release date of film? Mirrored from YouTube: https://youtu.be/fkioVdto0Hk Original channel: American Space Museum Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:46:05 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/ec5edb1e-3795-4978-be4f-c67e98fbc992.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/9ff17000-e6a5-4b8d-8f72-a6244262a629 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.