Viking (white rocket with silver top)--U.S. Navy refinement of V-2, used in the late 1940s and early 1950s as a sounding rocket and test vehicle for Project Vanguard.

Jupiter-C (large white rocket marked UE)--placed the first U.S. satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit on January 31, 1958.

Vanguard (tall black and silver rocket)--boosted the second U.S. satellite, Vanguard 1, into space on March 17, 1958.

Aerobee 150 (slim gray and black rocket)--one of a family of sounding rockets used from 1947 to 1985 for upper atmosphere research.

Scout-D (tall white rocket marked United States)--used by NASA and other customers from 1961 through 1994 to launch small scientific satellites.

Minuteman III (large green rocket)--an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and U.S. strategic weapon since 1970.