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Self-guided Cell Phone Tour at Delta-09
A ranger listens to the self-guided cell phone tour at Delta-09

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Self-guided Cell Phone Tour (at Delta-09)

Located just off I-90 at exit 116, visitors can tour Launch Facility (missile silo) Delta-09 on their own via a cell phone tour option.

Instructional brochures are available on-site. This brochure leads visitors through a series of stops that provides historic background and interpretation of site operations. During this program, visitors will be able to look through a glass viewing enclosure at a Minuteman II training missile on display.

The cell phone tour is available daily from 8:00 to 4:00 p.m. throughout the summer.

Feel free to listen to or download the Cell Phone tour sound files below. A complete sound file of all stops is located at the top of the list otherwise individual stops are available below.

 

Delta-09 ALL STOPS

Delta-09 ALL STOPS
Stops 1 through 10 on a single file available for download. Describes the entirety of the site in about 16 minutes.


Date Created: 2011-08-17

Download Original File: mimi-AllStops.mp3 (15445 KB)
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Stop 1 - "In Plain Sight"

Stop 1 - "In Plain Sight"
An introduction to the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Delta-09


Date Created: 2011-08-13

Download Original File: mimi-Stop1Inplainsite.mp3 (1158 KB)
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Stop 2 - "Why South Dakota?"

Stop 2 - "Why South Dakota?"
Why South Dakota was chosen for missile deployment.


Date Created: 2011-08-14

Download Original File: mimi-stop2WhySouthDakota.mp3 (1113 KB)
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Stop 3 "Launch to Ground Zero"

Stop 3 "Launch to Ground Zero"
A description about the flight mission of the Minuteman II missile

Download Original File: mimi-Stop3Launchtogroundzero.mp3 (1742 KB)
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Stop 4 - "Tech Wonder"

Stop 4 - "Tech Wonder"
The innovations in technology involved with the Minuteman missile system.


Date Created: 2011-08-13

Download Original File: mimi-Stop4TechWonder.mp3 (1610 KB)
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Stop 5 - "Antenna"

Stop 5 - "Antenna"
A look at communications at the silo site.


Date Created: 2011-08-13

Download Original File: mimi-Stop5Antenna.mp3 (1430 KB)
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Stop 6 - "Soft Support Building"

Stop 6 - "Soft Support Building"
The Soft Support Building and its tasks in supporting site operations.


Date Created: 2011-08-14

Download Original File: mimi-Stop6SoftSupportBldg.mp3 (1451 KB)
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Stop 7 - "Access Hatch"

Stop 7 - "Access Hatch"
How maintenance crews were able to access the silo.

Download Original File: mimi-Stop7AccessHatch.mp3 (1694 KB)
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Stop 8 - "IMPSS"

Stop 8 - "IMPSS"
The site security system antenna, scanning for any movement on site.


Date Created: 2011-08-14

Download Original File: mimi-Stop8IMPSS.mp3 (1629 KB)
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Stop 9 - "Putting In A Missile"

Stop 9 - "Putting In A Missile"
How Minuteman missiles were inserted into their silos.


Date Created: 2011-08-14

Download Original File: mimi-Stop9PuttinginaMissile.mp3 (1662 KB)
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Stop 10 - "Past, Present and Future"

Stop 10 - "Past, Present and Future"
How the role of nuclear detterence provided by the Minuteman missile system continues.


Date Created: 2011-08-14

Download Original File: mimi-Stop10PastPresentFuture.mp3 (1973 KB)
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Minuteman Missile in silo at Delta-09

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.
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Last Updated: August 17, 2011 at 13:50 MST