Gun on Target Gun on Target Alike
Report describes radio command guidance for Atlas booster missiles used from Cape Canaveral. Guidance computer plans flight path before launch while crew aligns missiles after blast off. Operators achieve precision within miles over thousands of miles using a pencil-thin radio beam directing trajectory.
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