Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota - Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
- Address:
- Hwy 240 Badlands Loop, Ellsworth AFB, SD
- Directions:
- Park HQ is on south side of Exit 131 off I-90, beside the BP gas station. Launch Control Facility Delta-01 is 4 mile west of headquarters. Launch Facility Delta-09 (missile silo) is south of I-90 just off exit 116, approximately 15 miles west of park headquarters (Coords: 43.93381, -102.15859)
- Hours:
- Summer tours M-F 9 am, 1:30 pm, other M-F 10 am. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 605-433-5552
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Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota - Minuteman Missile National Historic Site You can visit an old Minuteman Missile silo right off of I-90. A printed guide explaining the site is available for a self-guided tour. If you make reservations ahead of time, you can get a guided tour of the control rooms and silos. We will definitely do that next time. [Nat Gildersleeve, 03/31/2009][RA: The tour assembles at Park HQ 15 miles west of this site.]
Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota - Minuteman Missile National Historic Site shooting for 2003
In the good old days, our trained missilemen could loft one of these puppies into the upper atmosphere in a matter of minutes. But things move much more slowly since we wore out the Soviets.... [10/11/2002] Complete News Story
In the good old days, our trained missilemen could loft one of these puppies into the upper atmosphere in a matter of minutes. But things move much more slowly since we wore out the Soviets.... [10/11/2002] Complete News Story
Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota - Nuclear missile museum approved by Congress
The House and Senate have passed legislation that will fund the $5 million conversion of a deactivated Minuteman Missile base in South Dakota into a Cold War museum. The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site would be near Ellsworth Air Force Base, at the entrance to the Badlands.... [11/28/1999] Complete News Story
The House and Senate have passed legislation that will fund the $5 million conversion of a deactivated Minuteman Missile base in South Dakota into a Cold War museum. The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site would be near Ellsworth Air Force Base, at the entrance to the Badlands.... [11/28/1999] Complete News Story
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