Quote from: edkyle99 on 06/29/2009 01:57 amI just posted a review of the relatively obscure, but very interesting, Thor Burner program. http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/thorh6.htmlA few points:The first two Burner 1 vehicles had a slimline Scout fairing, not the bulbous one of the last four, see Peter Hunter collection. The fairing modification you mention for Burner 2A was a cylindrical extension section. The final dual-STAR 37 missions had a different shroud design with a longer cylindrical section and a blunter cone.Your "Burner 2 stage" picture actually shows a Burner 2A, it's the nozzle of the STAR 26B that's visible.The dual-STAR 37 missions were not strictly Burner 2A. The stages were a different development by the satellite contractor, RCA, rather than Boeing.
I just posted a review of the relatively obscure, but very interesting, Thor Burner program. http://www.spacelaunchreport.com/thorh6.html
..., launched live nuclear warheads into space, and *blew up*, more than once, while carrying those live nuclear warheads? ...