Joseph Shea with the guidance for the Air Force Titan II

Guidance for the Air Force Titan II - the all-inertial guidance system which will guide the Air Force TITAN II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile is shown at the right above.  Compared to the THOR inertial guidance system at the left, the TITAN system represents major steps in the technology of weight and size reduction in missile guidance systems.  Shown with the two systems is Dr. Joseph F. Shea, who is in charge of the TITAN guidance system program for AC Spark Plug, the electronics division of General Motors. Called Achiever, the extremely accurate guidance system is being developed at the Milwaukee plants of AC Spark Plug., Credit Line: AC Spark Plug, the Electronics Division of General Motors, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Abstract/Description: Guidance for the Air Force Titan II - the all-inertial guidance system which will guide the Air Force TITAN II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile is shown at the right above. Compared to the THOR inertial guidance system at the left, the TITAN system represents major steps in the technology of weight and size reduction in missile guidance systems. Shown with the two systems is Dr. Joseph F. Shea, who is in charge of the TITAN guidance system program for AC Spark Plug, the electronics division of General Motors. Called Achiever, the extremely accurate guidance system is being developed at the Milwaukee plants of AC Spark Plug.
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Shea, Joseph F. (Joseph Francis)
Date Created: 1960
Credit Line: AC Spark Plug, the Electronics Division of General Motors, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Catalog ID: Shea Joseph F1