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Marker detail: Launching Area

Caption: Marker detail: Launching Area
Additional Description: Drawing adapted from Army MMS Subcourse No. 151: Nike Missile and test equipment.

"The launching area includes an assembly building where the missiles, which come in huge canisters, and their rocket boosters are put together; a small ready room for the crews; a revetted area where the missiles get their fuel and warheads, and the launcher pits."
Submitted: November 23, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p692374
File Size: 1.010 Megabytes

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