ICBM Launcher

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ƒ/2.8

16 mm

1/6

1600

A cocktail party favorite at Vandenberg AFB. Just dial in the missile(s) to fire and jiggle the too left knob for each bank.

The photo I wished I had taken while driving through was the sign in front of a huge building: MISSILE REPAIR AND PAINT SHOP.

I could so use that right now. Maverick Santa’s naughy elf just got me a Q motor, and I need to anodize a huge aluminum tube bigger than myself.

Gotta scoot South now….

9 responses to “ICBM Launcher”

jurvetson

Dec 22, 2009 at 5:17 pm

P.S. Even the big ones go rogue sometimes…. (cool video of a Delta CATO)

Or a Minuteman Missile Before and After:

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The Rocketeer

Dec 22, 2009 at 5:33 pm

Merry Christmas, Steve! Nice party decorations they have at Vandenberg!

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jitze

Dec 22, 2009 at 8:21 pm

You realize that by mentioning Alu*inum T*be on the internet in the same envelope as the keyword M!SS!LE (in caps no less – Lord help us) that you just have triggered umpteen IP-sniffing supercomputers in Maryland somewhere, bells are a-jangling, and right now a battalion of civil servants is performing extensive in-depth analyses.

That reindeer-powered sleigh coming in over a snow-covered Black Mountain is however the real McCoy and not some wayward drone. So have no fear and enjoy the festivities.

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BWJones

Dec 22, 2009 at 9:12 pm

Very cool party items… I’ve been meaning to get up and photograph the ICBM maintenance facility just North of here for some time. The invitation is standing, I just have to find the time to work it into the schedule.

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jpancoast

Dec 23, 2009 at 9:30 pm

A Q motor!? Now _THAT’S_ what I want to see!

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conformation_change

Dec 24, 2009 at 1:08 am

Santa Kosdon?

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jurvetson

Dec 24, 2009 at 3:59 am

Close… Norse God Loki

Will take photos when I get back.

BWJones – can you bring friends?

Eppie – Right on. I hope we model future AI development on the hedonistic bisexual sisterhoods of bonobos. (flickr comment on this)

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BWJones

Dec 25, 2009 at 10:14 pm

Steve,

Might be able to, but I am also looking at getting clearances for one of the Shuttle launches this year… You game?

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precious amount

May 10, 2021 at 8:49 am

This looks like it was out of a training cab. A deployed system would have front panel paint missing in a few spots. 100% of the information I know is based on open press and publicly disclosed data.

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