• Underground Delta-01 LCC, 44th Missile Wing/66th Strategic Missile Wing logos, topside view of Delta-09 LF

    Minuteman Missile

    National Historic Site South Dakota

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  • Emergency Road Work

    NO DELTA-01 TOURS WILL BE OFFERED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013. Ranger led talks will be offered on the front deck of the visitor center at 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:00 pm. Interpretive rangers will be on-site at Delta-09, Missile Silo from 8:30 to 11:30 am.

Launch Control Center Delta-01

Did You Know?

Minuteman Missile in flight

The only Minuteman Missile ever launched out of an active silo took place at a silo north of Newell, South Dakota on March 1, 1965. The flight only lasted a total of seven seconds with the rocket landing in a nearby pasture.