Convair SM-65 Atlas Rocket

Atlas is a family of U.S. space launch vehicles. The original Atlas missile was designed in the late 1950s.

The SM-65 Atlas was a missile built by the Convair Division of General Dynamics. Originally designed as an ICBM in the late 1950s, Atlas was the foundation for a family of successful space launch vehicles now built by United Launch Alliance. The Atlas rocket family is today used as a launch platform for commercial and military satellites, and other space vehicles.