Talk:PGM-17 Thor

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The sections "Initial development as an IRBM", "Launch Pad", and "First Launches" are based on the chapter "Delta: The Ultimate Thor" by Kevin S. Forsyth (2002), in Roger Launius and Dennis Jenkins (Eds.) To Reach The High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles; Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.

In particular, "Initial development" is a very thinly-reworded cribbing of said chapter. Its structure and, in several lines, direct quoting of the source without attribution, cross the line into copyright infringement. If the writer had properly credited the source material I might have let it slide without complaint, but as written it is in serious need of an overhaul. Kevin Forsyth 15:42, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Title Change

I think the title should be "Thor IRBM" instead. Like Jupiter IRBM. WikiY 00:15, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

To whomever, I have been blessed with a wonderful father who.... as was National Security policy would not discuss his involvement with the PGM-17 program in great detail. Now that much of the veil has been lifted he is feeling somewhat more free to discuss particulars. You mentioned that there are some details that you are unclear about.

My father --- Douglas Aircraft PGM-17 Program, Flight Dyanamics, Telemetry nad Data Reduction primarily out of Vandenberg.

What to update your info? I'll ask him for you.

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