Disappointed Scavengers
Power poles cut down in hopes of stealing copper wire from the power lines at launch pad one. Unfortunately for the scavengers, the lines are steel not more valuable copper.
Fortunately for the rest of us this power grid has been inactive since the late seventies. It is part of the massive electrical system with hundreds of such poles that once served the 3,450 acre Green River Launch Complex and Missile Base in Emery County, Utah.
The building just visible on the right of the frame is the wheeled launch preparation building shown in its ready for launch position.
The structures top center of the frame are thick steel barricades protecting cooling and telemetry systems from the launch blast.
To see more of this interesting cold war relic check out my album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/72157719188749079
Happy Telegraph Tuesday!
Disappointed Scavengers
Power poles cut down in hopes of stealing copper wire from the power lines at launch pad one. Unfortunately for the scavengers, the lines are steel not more valuable copper.
Fortunately for the rest of us this power grid has been inactive since the late seventies. It is part of the massive electrical system with hundreds of such poles that once served the 3,450 acre Green River Launch Complex and Missile Base in Emery County, Utah.
The building just visible on the right of the frame is the wheeled launch preparation building shown in its ready for launch position.
The structures top center of the frame are thick steel barricades protecting cooling and telemetry systems from the launch blast.
To see more of this interesting cold war relic check out my album here: www.flickr.com/photos/19779889@N00/albums/72157719188749079
Happy Telegraph Tuesday!