1961 Press Photo A 72-foot Blue Scout I rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, FL.

A 72-foot Blue Scout I rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, FL. A 72-foot Blue Scout I rocket roars aloft on start of successful flight that propelled an instrument package into the lower region of the Van Allen radiation belt today. Valuable information was radioed back from all eight experiments in the 392-pound package as it shot 1,000 miles into space.

Photo is dated 1961.

Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.