Science: Triumphant Titan II

Confidence surged last week through the U.S. missile program, which suddenly had a new hero: the Titan II, a radically new missile that moves the U.S. a giant step forward in space and nuclear effectiveness. Resigned to a series of test failures before they get a success, U.S. missilemen were jubilant when the giant Titan II climbed off its pad at Cape Canaveral on the very first try, lit its second stage exactly on schedule and flew a flawless course to the target 5,000 miles away. No big liquid-fuel rocket has ever scored such...

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