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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Beginning of Construction - July 29, 1960 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Site Excavation - August 30, 1960 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo Excavation - September 29, 1960 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo Exterior - September 29, 1960 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo ReBar Detail - September 29, 1960 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Exposed Launch Control Center with No Tunnel - September 29, 1960 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo Exterior - Rebar Detail - October 27, 1960 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo Cap Exterior - January 27, 1961 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo Exterior - Launch Control Center and Entryway - February 25, 1961 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo Upper Structure with No Cap - February 23, 1961 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Trunion Mount Installation - March 27, 1961 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Elevator Drive Motors for Launch Platform - March 27, 1961 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Silo Level 2 - February 23, 1961 Note: Tunnel and 2 Round Holes above were Ventilation System exited through 2 Blast Valves |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Level 5 - Silo Generator - March 27, 1961 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Level 8 - Liquid Oxygen Storage Tank - March 23, 1961 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas F Serial No. 61-2566 (80F) - May 1, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin leaves Dyess Air Force Base enroute to Site # 5 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas F Serial No. 61-2566 (80F) - May 1, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin at US 80 and 83 enroute to Site # 5 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas F Serial No. 61-2566 - May 1, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin enters the gate to Site # 5 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Being Raised to Vertical on the Launch Platform |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Nearing Vertical Position on the Launch Platform |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Sitting on the Launch Platform |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Sitting on the Launch Platform |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Sitting on the Launch Platform |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Sitting on the Launch Platform |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Descending into the Silo |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Descending into the Silo |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - Atlas No. 566 - May 2, 1962 The Spirit of Oplin Descending into the Silo |
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| Dyess Air Force Base Newspaper dated Thursday May 3, 1962 |
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| Site # 5 - Oplin - General Dynamics Astronautic (GDA) Crew Members |
| 1960 / 1962 Construction Photographs of all 12 Sites | |||||
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