80's Hercules Peacekeeper Stage III Missile Trucker

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Hercules (now part of Northrop Grumman)

In the context of the Peacekeeper missile, "Hercules Peacekeeper Stage 3" refers to the third stage solid-fuel rocket motor manufactured by the Hercules company, which was used to propel the Peacekeeper ICBM (LGM-118A) during its final phase of flight; essentially, it is the last stage of the missile's propulsion system before the warhead re-enters the atmosphere

Snapback

Cold War relic