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Old 06-22-2022, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Ez2cDave
I found an image . . .

To me, it's reminiscient of the ATLAS-AGENA in overall shape.

Dave F.
I agree--the Nuri particularly resembles the last USAF Atlas-Agena vehicles (the very last one flew in 1978), which had very long, 5' diameter payload fairings; their Agenas, with those long payload fairings, looked like the Nuri's second and third stages.
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