| MX-774 |
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| Production history |
| Designer |
Consolidated-Vultee |
| Designed |
1946 |
| Specifications |
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Operational
range |
1,500 to 5,000 mi. (2,400 to 8,000 km) |
MX-774 was the United States' first attempt at an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). In 1946, Consolidated-Vultee was given an Army Air Forces research contract and began design and development of the MX-774, which led to Convair's development of the Atlas ICBM.[1]
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