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The '''Titan II''' was an [[American]] [[Human]]-rated [[rocket|expendable rocket]] that was in service with [[NASA]] and the [[United States Air Force]] in the mid-[[20th century]]. This rocket was used for national defense and space exploration. |
The '''Titan II''' was an [[American]] [[Human]]-rated [[rocket|expendable rocket]] that was in service with [[NASA]] and the [[United States Air Force]] in the mid-[[20th century]]. This rocket was used for national defense and space exploration. |
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| − | Titan II rockets were later used in the mid-[[21st century]], during [[World War III]], as a type of [[nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]]. |
+ | Titan II rockets were later used in the mid-[[21st century]], during [[World War III]], as a type of [[nuclear weapon|nuclear missile]], it also launched the Gemini spacecraft, and it's cousin, the Titan IIIC was used for launching satelites. |
A Titan II formed the framework and launch vehicle for [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s experimental [[warp drive|warp]] ship, the ''[[Phoenix]]''. ({{film|8}}) |
A Titan II formed the framework and launch vehicle for [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s experimental [[warp drive|warp]] ship, the ''[[Phoenix]]''. ({{film|8}}) |
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*[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/titan.htm Titan] at the [http://www.astronautix.com Encyclopedia Astronautica] |
*[http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/titan.htm Titan] at the [http://www.astronautix.com Encyclopedia Astronautica] |
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Revision as of 00:31, 25 September 2013
The Titan II was an American Human-rated expendable rocket that was in service with NASA and the United States Air Force in the mid-20th century. This rocket was used for national defense and space exploration.
Titan II rockets were later used in the mid-21st century, during World War III, as a type of nuclear missile, it also launched the Gemini spacecraft, and it's cousin, the Titan IIIC was used for launching satelites.
A Titan II formed the framework and launch vehicle for Zefram Cochrane's experimental warp ship, the Phoenix. (Star Trek: First Contact)
During the 23rd century, a photo of a Titan II rocket hung on a corridor wall just outside the base commander's office at Starbase 11 in 2267. (TOS: "Court Martial")
The photo appearing in "Court Martial" depicted the Project Gemini capsule on a Titan II rocket. It was one of many photos taken in 1965 and 1966 for public use by NASA.
According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Sketchbook: The Movies, an actual Titan II from the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley, Arizona was used by the Star Trek: First Contact design team in both inspiration and application. The Star Trek Fact Files, however, describes the missile used as the launch vehicle for the Phoenix as a Titan V missile. The non-existent Titan V was to be a type of launch vehicle, proposed in 1988, as an upgrade of the Titan IV, but was never built.
External links
- Titan II at Wikipedia
- Titan at the Encyclopedia Astronautica