Tech. - Morton-Thiokol, Utah

For the Minuteman ICBM first stage.

The caption reads (below the dimensions): "The Mk104 motor was developed for General Dynamics and the US Navy as part of the Aegis shipboard fleet protection system. The Aegis system provides an area air defense capability for ships against high- and low-level aircraft and missile targets. The Mk 104 entered production in 1985." ATK (formerly Morton-Thiokol) outdoor display in northern Utah, USA. This was a major rocket development facility during the Cold War and beyond.

The caption reads, below the dimensions: "The Mk 70 Mod 1 motor is an upgraded version of the US Navy's Mk12 Mod 1. It is the booster for the Navy's two-stage, extended-range RIM-67 Standard Missile SM-2ER used primarily as a fleet protection system against enemy aircraft and missiles." ATK (formerly Morton-Thiokol) outdoor display in northern Utah, USA. This was a major rocket development facility during the Cold War and beyond.

ICBM mock-up.

ATK (formerly Morton-Thiokol) outdoor display in northern Utah, USA. This was a major rocket development facility during the Cold War and beyond.

The mock-up of the hardware described in the caption in the adjacent picture. ATK (formerly Morton-Thiokol) outdoor display in northern Utah, USA. This was a major rocket development facility during the Cold War and beyond. Update: Realizing that the "adjacent photo" no longer contains the interpretive sign, I added that photo in a note. UPDATE 2: This is actually a mock-up of the motor for the Minuteman first stage. It's obviously not 156 inches in diameter!