Description: Space Launch Complex 10, California, Landmarks, Paperback Situated in the sand dunes of California's Central Coast, Space Launch Complex Ten, often called SLC-10 or "Slick Ten," is a National Historic Landmark that commemorates a powerful Cold War legacy. Home to Vandenberg's Space and Missile Technology Center, or SAMTEC, the facility contains the rich technological heritage of the U.S. Air Force's space and missile launch systems. As the only remaining Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile launch site in the world, SLC-10's noteworthy achievements span the globe. The complex trained British Royal Air Force missileers for Project EMILY, assisted during nuclear atmospheric tests in the Pacific and launched military weather satellites in support of the covert National Reconnaissance Program. Former air force space and missile officer Joseph T. Page II introduces these amazing stories of dedicated men and women who led the American military effort to explore space.
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467136310
Book Title: Space Launch Complex 10 : Vandenberg's Cold War National Landmark
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Physics / Astrophysics, Military / United States, Military / Pictorial
Publication Year: 2016
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Science, History
Item Weight: 0.9 Oz
Author: Not Available
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Book Series: Landmarks Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
