Headed home

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On our last morning, we had one more stop planned. We headed over to the Titan Missile Museum right in Green Valley. This is the last missile silo still in existance (minus the warhead of course) and when it was decommissioned, it was turned into a museum. It was interesting to learn that the glass lid over the missile was more the let the Soviets verify that it was still in place than to protect it from visitors.

We went on the guided tour down into the control room and into the actual silo. Samantha got to play the part of the captain, turning the key in a simulated launch. The old technology was fascinating and the checklist of things the crew had to do every shift to ensure that nothing was off was enormous.

It was interesting having the kids there. They have no recollection of the Cold War so there was no context as to why these were built and why they were taken down. The video they showed helped but didn't go into too much detail about the history.

After a few hours, we piled back in the car and started our very long drive home.

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