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A ball fitting on the aft unit's aft former ring.

Picture 2 of 2.

The aft unit attached to the center unit via six of these ball fittings using explosive screws. After the powered portion of the flight was over, the explosive screws fired, severing the combined warhead section and aft unit from the center unit, engine, and tail unit, allowing the payload to proceed to the intended target.

 
Redstone Aft Unit and Warhead Section at Kansas Cosmosphere
Time picture taken Sat Dec 7 09:21:04 2013
Location picture taken Cold War Gallery
Space Hall
Kansas Cosmosphere
Hutchinson, KS
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