The crowd takes the field with the team as the Northwestern University 'Wildcat' Marching Band plays "Go U, Northwestern!" to celebrate the Wildcats' victory over Michigan State on October 28, 2017. Photo by Daniel M. Reck '08 MSEd. Support the Northwestern Bands: Buy Photos and Gifts
An Atlas D was the first operational version of the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile, flown April 14, 1959. This missile is displayed at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Nebraska. Atlas D missiles were also used for orbital launches. Photo by Daniel M. Reck.