Presentation of RVX1-5 Missile Reentry Nose Cone to National Air Museum

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B57_F23_002]

Creator: United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1960

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 57, Folder 23, Image No. SIA_000095_B57_F23_002

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Summary

Presentation of RVX1-5 missile reentry nose cone, the first reentry nose cone to be recovered after a space flight of intercontinental range, to the National Air Museum (NAM) by United States Air Force (USAF), with Philip S. Hopkins, NAM director (seated, far right).

Subject

  • Hopkins, Philip S
  • National Air Museum (U.S.)
  • United States Air Force
  • National Air and Space Museum

Notes

USNM No. 46996A

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 57, Folder 23, Image No. SIA_000095_B57_F23_002

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1960
  • October 18, 1960

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

Special events

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B57_F23_002]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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