Stock photography, photos: Metal siding on old rocket Stock photos of Detail shot of the lower fins (ribbed steel). This is a Convair model GCM-16 Atlas Rocket, from the early 1960's. Atlas models first introduced in 1957 but the US Air Force. Photograph: © Pat Croteau Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: rocket, corvair, atlas rocket, space, space exploration, NASA, Air Force, 1960, 1957, US, USA, U.S.A., rivet,