Polaris Guidance System Mark 2, Model 1 exterior case
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- Details
- Description
- Date Introduced
- 1962
- Photographer
- Richards, Mark
- Dimensions
- overall: 6 1/2 in x 17 in x 11 in
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon Company
- Copyright Owner
- © Mark Richards
- Location
- Lexington, MA, US
- Keywords
- Poseidon; Draper, Charles Stark; MIT
- Object ID
- X89.82A
Development of the Polaris missile’s guidance system began in 1957 under Charles Stark Draper at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab. It was deployed in 1960. Three successive generations increased the range from 1,200 to 2,800 miles before the Navy retired Polaris in the 1970s.
