Air Force Plant PJKS, Systems Integration Laboratory, Components Test Laboratory, Waterton Canyon Road & Colorado Highway 121, Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO
Summary
Significance: It played a significant role in the development of the Titan II ICBM, which not only served as the largest and most destructive weapon in the U.S. nuclear arsenal during the Cold War, but also functioned as a launch vehicle for the Gemini space program in 1965. The laboratory served as a facility for testing, handling, and storage of Titan II's hydrazine- and nitrogen tetroxide-based propellant system components for compatibility determinations...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N491
Survey number: HAER CO-88-A
Tags
laboratories
lakewood
plant
pjks
air force plant pjks
systems
integration
laboratory
systems integration laboratory
components
test
components test laboratory
waterton
canyon
waterton canyon road
colorado
highway
colorado highway
jefferson county
air force
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
usaf
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Lakewood
,
39.68647, -105.08153
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html