U.S. Army Missile Display Area
Additional Details:
| The massive domes house innumerable displays. Individual listening devices describe and explain the functions of various Rockets and Missiles. Buttons and levers operate miniature models and allow visitors to play Astronaut. The large dome is 150' in diameter and 85' tall. It is made of vinyl coated nylon, and is kept erect by air pressure. The nylon in this one dome weighs 92,000 lbs. The Pentadomes preceded the large modern structure that comprises the largest Space Museum in the world. |
