“Although its identity is now submerged within the Atlas, Centaur has proven itself as an upper stage beyond the wildest dreams of one of the great visionaries of the space age. Some day a probe powered by Centaur may yet reach Alpha Centauri, the star that tantalized the rocket’s gifted designer Krafft Ehricke.”
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Virginia Dawson and Mark Bowles
Closing words of Taming Liquid Hydrogen:
The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 2004
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