Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 (571-7) Military Reservation | |
 An ICBM loaded into the silo of the Titan Missile Museum, with a hole cut into the side of the nose cone to show that the weapon is inert. | |
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| Location | 1580 West Duval Mine Road Sahuarita, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 31°54′11″N 110°59′55″W / 31.90306°N 110.99861°W |
| Built | 1963 |
| Architect | Ralph M Parson Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001234 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1992[1] |
| Designated NHL | April 19, 1994[2] |
The Titan Missile Museum, also known as Air Force Facility Missile Site 8 or as Titan II ICBM Site 571-7, is a former ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) site located about 40 km (25 mi)[3] south of Tucson, Arizona in the United States. It was constructed in 1963 and deactivated in 1984. It is now a museum run by the nonprofit Arizona Aerospace Foundation and includes an inert Titan II missile in the silo, as well as the original launch facilities.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994. It is the only Titan II complex to survive from the late Cold War period.[2][4][5]
It remains as the only location in the country where visitors can view an entirely preserved ICBM.[6]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Air Force Facility Missile Site 8". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-27.
- ^ "Driving Directions". Retrieved 2014-05-06.
- ^ "USDI/NPS NRHP Registration Form (Rev. 8-86): Air Force Facility Site 8 (571-7)" (PDF). National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Park Service. September 1993. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ "Air Force Facility Site 8 – Accompanying 8 photos, 1 aerial, 7 exterior and interior from 1992" (PDF). National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Park Service. September 1993. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ "AN ATLAS OF ARMAGEDDON: INTERPRETING CULTURAL HISTORY IN A NUCLEAR MISSILE SILO" (PDF).