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Staging area for diving launcher tube #3. The tunnels were partially flooded, and completely dark.
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On the surface inside launcher 3
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Down at the bottom of launcher 3, in over 100 feet of water
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Thematically appropriate pop culture reference
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Melissa checks out the truss-work for the missile lift system, about a third of the way up the silo
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Everything was suspended on giant springs
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Anaconda metal cable hose
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Danger
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Examining the mysterious pieces of left-behind hardware
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Cable raceways...almost all of the copper had been salvaged
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Raceways and ducting
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Looking up at the surface of the water, still about 40-50 feet from the top of the silo
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On the surface, you can see the top 40-50 feet of the silo
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Walking through submerged tunnels
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Doorway to the fueling room
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This looks like it contained pressurized anti-freeze
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Elevator schematic
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Liquid oxygen fuel hose
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Eyewash/chemical burn station
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High voltage
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Patch panel
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Turning the strobes off, you get a sense for what it was like to dive in the dark
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Coming out of the tunnels after the last dive
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Silo accomplished! This was the top of launcher 2
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The front door to the silo, in orange
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Plenty of artists have had access to the silo over the years
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Don't ever change, kids
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Die with your boots on
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The top of one of the radar tubes
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Aww, Justin, you done messed up a good thing