Monday, 7 May 2018
Just up the road from Badlands National Park (actually, the same exit on I-90) is Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, a monument to the Cold War.
The Historic Site has three separate locations. The Visitor's Center is at Exit 131, a missile silo is at Exit 116, and the launch control center is at Exit 127. All are worth a visit.
Just up the road from Badlands National Park (actually, the same exit on I-90) is Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, a monument to the Cold War.
The Historic Site has three separate locations. The Visitor's Center is at Exit 131, a missile silo is at Exit 116, and the launch control center is at Exit 127. All are worth a visit.
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| The Delta-09 Missile Silo. Because we got here 30 minutes before the site opened, we could only look through the fence and listen to the self-guided tour on our cell phones. |
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| What looks like a nondescript ranch house is actually the Delta-01 Launch Control Center. Except for the heavily secured fence and some unusual antennas, it really wouldn't attract much attention from the road. |
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| Much of the upstairs is living quarters for the missile team, including a day room (above), bedrooms, and a commercial-style kitchen. |
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| Below ground is an isolated capsule designed to withstand a near-miss from a nuclear bomb. The blast door is shown in the photo above. |
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| The capsule where two missileers would stay for their 24 hour shifts. |
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