Now, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has welcomed a restored replica ... The museum added an LV-3B / SM-65D Atlas rocket for permanent display in the Missile Gallery collection.

"Who needs a new reason to visit the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force?" the institution teased on its social media feeds. "The Atlas installation is complete and the Missile Gallery is open!" ...

Like Wright-Patterson Air Force Base itself ... “That became the museum that many, many people know from their childhood,” Lantry said. Some may remember the Atlas missile outside the building ...