US Army Spartan Missile - US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL
N 34° 42.627 W 086° 39.359
16S E 531502 N 3840987
A US Army Spartan Missile on static display outside of the Main Exhibit Building at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville AL
Waymark Code: WMWXW1
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2017
Views: 3
There are dozens of rockets, missiles, missile launchers, and other aircraft on static display outside of the Main Exhibit Building at the US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL.
The waymarked US Army Spartan Missile is located near the Space Shot.
An interpretive sign reads as follows:
"U.S. ARMY SPARTAN
The Spartan was one of the U.S. Army’s largest and most powerful anti-ballistic missiles. It was a long-range interceptor for the Safeguard Anti-Ballistic Missile System. The Spartan had 3 solid propellant stages and was capable of operating at altitudes above the Earth’s atmosphere.
The Spartan is no longer in the Army’s inventory.
Length: 55 ft
Weight: 28,660 lbs
Range: 460 Mi
Contractor: Bell Laboratories; Western Electric Company, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace"
Type of Aircraft: (make/model): US Army Spartan Missile
Construction:: original aircraft
Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville AL
inside / outside: outside
Access restrictions:
Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Tail Number: (S/N): Not listed
Other Information:: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)
Tell why you are visiting this waymark along with any other interesting facts or personal experiences about the aircraft not already mentioned.