re moonbase race in article hgf b w w shakala com dante shakala com charlie prael writes doug actually if memory serves the atlas is an outgrowth of the old titan icbm nope you re confusing separate programs atlas was the first generation us icbm titan i was the second generation one titan ii which all the titan launchers are based on was the third generation heavy icbm there was essentially nothing in common between these three programs yes three programs despite the similarity of names titan i and titan ii were completely different missiles they didn t even use the same fuels never mind the same launch facilities if so there s probably quite a few old pads albeit in need of some serious reconditioning still being able to buy the turf and pad and bunkers including prep facility at midwest farmland prices strikes me as pretty damned cheap sorry the titan silos a can t handle the titan launchers with their large srbs b can t handle any sort of launcher without massive violations of normal range safety rules nobody cares about such things in the event of a nuclear war but in peacetime they matter and c were scrapped years ago
