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To: RJS1950

In 2006 the Mk 12 R/S test set that I used in 1972 was still in use at VAFB.


43 posted on 10/18/2019 9:50:24 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: G Larry

Not surprised. Some systems hang on forever, or so it seems. When I was a missile officer, the MM launch control center memory units were plaited wire memory technology going back beyond the 60s. I don’t think that they were replaced until maybe the late 80s to early 90s when they had the major launch control center upgrades. Old tech does sometimes work and is proven reliable, so why change it.


67 posted on 10/18/2019 10:48:17 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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