Titan I: Right Place, Wrong Time

Article

“Titan I: Right Place, Wrong Time” by David K. Stumpf
Published in Quest Volume: 33 #2 (2026)

Abstract

At the inception of Project Mercury, the only missile capable of boosting the Mercury capsule into low Earth orbit was the Atlas ICBM. One year later, Titan I began flight testing. This article details the decision to utilize Atlas instead of Titan I.

Citation

Stumpf, David K. “Titan I: Right Place, Wrong Time.” Quest: The History of Spaceflight Quarterly 33, no. 2 (2026): 11-18.