School Field Trips - Class size of 18 students or less
Sign at the entrance to Launch Control Facility Delta-01 Minuteman Missile Field Trip - Class Size of 18 or less Begin by meeting the rangers at Launch Control Facility Delta-01 1) General introduction to the Cold War and the Minuteman Missile systems role in it. 2) The class will then break up into groups of 6 students each. Each group will tour the support facilities at Delta-01 and also go underground into the Launch Control Center, 31 feet beneath the surface. 3) Travel 11 miles west to Launch Facility (missile silo) Delta-09. A ranger will guide the entire class to view a Minuteman II missile on display and learn about the massive power of nuclear weapons. Allow 2 hours for this program! |
Did You Know?
Minuteman Missiles were considered technological wonders because they
were the United States first solid fuelled intercontinental ballistic missiles
(ICBMs) which allowed for: a) hair-trigger launch response b) precise
accuracy c) remotely controlled and d) could be mass produced.