Glenn L. Martin Company, Titan Missile Test Facilities, Captive Test Stand D-2, Waterton Canyon Road & Colorado Highway 121, Lakewood, Jefferson County, CO
Summary
Significance: By providing a facility where the Titan I and Titan II intercontinental ballistic missiles could be "flown on the ground" under controlled conditions prior to actual launch, Captive Test Stand D-2 played a key role in the development of the largest and most destructive weapons in the American nuclear deterrent force.
Survey number: HAER CO-75-B
Tags
testing laboratories
rockets
lakewood
glenn l
martin
martin company
titan
missile
test
facilities
titan missile test facilities
captive
captive test
waterton
canyon
waterton canyon road
colorado
highway
colorado highway
jefferson county
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
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