Jupiter’s Demise, Continued
9-01: Missile shell rolls out of RIM area to the field for cutting with Primacord. (Bob
Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-02: Stripped missile shell is rolled off the wagon to begin the Primacord
destruction process. (Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-05: Parts of the missile shell after being cut by Primacord explosive rope. (Bob
Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-04: What happens when Primacord explosion goes bad. Bottom of the missile's LOX
tank. (Bob Young, Spring 1963)
9-06: Sections of missile shell after the Primacord explosion cuts it into short pieces.
(Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-07: More parts of the missile shell after being cut by Primacord explosive rope. This
was near the end of the destruction process. (Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-08: Placing the Primacord, Calhoun & Anderson.
(Jim Calhoun, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-09: The aftermath of setting of the Primacord, Jim Calhoun & Anderson.
(Jim Calhoun, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-03: This photo shows the bottom of the missile after having been severed with
Primacord. Note the "roll control" nozzle on the bottom right of missile shell. The
Rocketdyne engines were all removed and shipped back to the U.S.A. (Bob Young, Dev
Date: Spring 1963)
PHOTOS - Page 9
PHOTOS - Page 9
Jupiter’s Demise, Continued
9-01: Missile shell rolls out of RIM area to
the field for cutting with Primacord. (Bob
Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-02: Stripped missile shell is rolled off
the wagon to begin the Primacord
destruction process. (Bob Young, Dev
Date: Spring 1963)
9-05: Parts of the missile shell after being
cut by Primacord explosive rope. (Bob
Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-04: What happens when Primacord
explosion goes bad. Bottom of the
missile's LOX tank. (Bob Young, Spring
1963)
9-06: Sections of missile shell after the
Primacord explosion cuts it into short
pieces. (Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring
1963)
9-07: More parts of the missile shell after
being cut by Primacord explosive rope.
This was near the end of the destruction
process. (Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring
1963)
9-08: Placing the Primacord, Calhoun &
Anderson.
(Jim Calhoun, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-09: The aftermath of setting of the
Primacord, Jim Calhoun & Anderson.
(Jim Calhoun, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-03: This photo shows the bottom of the
missile after having been severed with
Primacord. Note the "roll control" nozzle
on the bottom right of missile shell. The
Rocketdyne engines were all removed
and shipped back to the U.S.A. (Bob
Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
