Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Company
- Summary
- This a training version of the Minuteman III intercontinental-range ballistic missile, deployed since 1970 by the U.S. Air Force. A three-stage, solid-fuel missile, Minuteman IIIs until recently carried up to three independently targeted Mk 12A nuclear warheads a maximum distance of 13,000 km (8,000 miles). They now carry a single nuclear warhead pursuant to arms control agreements between the United States and Russia. Made by Boeing, this missile was donated by the U.S. Air Force.
- Alternate Name
- Minuteman III Missile
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the United States Air Force.
- Inventory Number
- A19761115000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- CRAFT-Missiles & Rockets
- Materials
- Overall, steel and titanium alloys with portions impregnated glass fiber and aluminum honeycomb; nosecone covered with sprayed-on ablative coating; some cork ablative panels on airframe
- Dimensions
- Overall: 59 ft. 8 9/16 in. tall x 6 ft. diameter (18.201m, 182.88cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19761115000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9692ac9d5-fbed-42dd-baa5-ef6640c69c76
