COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GEOLOGY MUSEUM

GOLDEN, CO

Titan I Missile Silo Model Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum — Titan I Missile Silo Model Credit: rocbolt

The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum in Golden, CO is a unique and fascinating place to explore the history of the Earth. Located on the campus of the Colorado School of Mines, the Geology Museum has been educating visitors and students since 1874. It is the oldest geological museum in the Rocky Mountain region.

The museum houses a wide variety of geological specimens and artifacts, including dinosaur bones, rocks, minerals, and fossilized plants and animals. Visitors can explore the museum's permanent exhibits, which cover topics such as the Colorado Plateau, the Rocky Mountains, and dinosaur evolution. The museum also houses a variety of temporary exhibits and activities, such as gem and mineral displays, lectures, and field trips.

The museum offers a variety of educational programs, such as lectures, workshops, and tours. These programs are designed to help visitors, especially students, further their understanding of geology and related topics. The museum also includes a gift shop, where visitors can purchase books, jewelry, and souvenirs.

The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum is a great place for visitors and students alike to explore the wonders of the Earth. With its wide variety of exhibits and educational programs, it is a great way to learn about geology and the natural world.

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GEOLOGY MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in GOLDEN CO. US MID #8400800113

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

B28RE Nuclear Bomb Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum

Mk28/B28RE
Hydrogen Bomb

The Mk28 hydrogen bomb, although first produced in 1958, remained an active item until 1991. It was designed to be carried by various fighter and bomber aircraft (F-100, F-104, F-105, B-47, B-52, and B-66). This weapon is capable of a ground or air burst and may be carried internally or externally, with a free-fall or parachute retarded drop, depending upon its configuration.

The W28 small diameter, light weight thermonuclear warhead in Mk28 became the most versatile and widely used design ever adopted by the United States. This tactical and strategic thermonuclear bomb had the longest US service duration (33 years) and 2nd largest production run of any U.S. weapon design with over 4500 produced. The last weapons were retired from the U.S. arsenal in 1991.

The Mk-28 employed the &quot;Building Block&quot; principle, permitting various combinations of components to be combined:

B28EX -Carried externally by F-100, F-105, and F-4; no parachute.
B28RE - Carried externally; equipped with one 4-ft. pilot chute and one 28 ft. ribbon chute.
B28IN - Carried internally by B-52 and F-105; no parachute.
B28RI - Carried internally; equipped with one 4-ft. pilot parachute, one 16.5-ft. ribbon extraction chute, one 64-ft. solid chute, and one 30-in. stabilization chute.
B28FI - Carried internally; equipped with one 4-ft. pilot chute, one 16-ft. and one 24-ft. chute.

This Mk28RE was used at Lowry to teach students how to load and unload the weapon on different types of aircraft. It is displayed underneath the F-100 Super Sabre, one of the primary aircraft used as a delivery system.

Specifications
Length: 96-170 inches
Diameter: 20 or 22 inches
Weight: 1,700 -2,320 pounds
Yield: Low kiloton to low megaton range

B43 Nuclear Bomb Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum

For more than twenty years the B43 was the United States' air-dropped nuclear weapon used by a wide variety of aircraft. The weapon was developed in 1956 by Los Alamos National Laboratory, entering service in April 1961. Total production was 2,000 weapons, ending in 1965.

The B43 was built in three variants: Mod 0, Mod 1, and Mod 2, each with five yield options. Explosive yields varied from 70 kilotons of TNT to 1 megaton of TNT. The B-43 could be delivered at altitudes as low as 300 ft, with fusing options for air burst, ground burst, free fall, contact, or laydown delivery - a mode of deploying a free-fall nuclear weapon in which the bomb's fall is slowed by parachute so that it actually lands on the ground before detonating.

Aircraft that could carry the weapon included most USAF, USN and USMC fighters, bombers and attack aircraft, including the A-3 Skywarrior, A-4 Skyhawk, A-5 Vigilante, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II, B-47 Stratojet, B-52 Stratofortress, F-100 Super Saber, F-105 Thunderchief, F-4 Phantom Il, F-111 Aardvark, FB-111A, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and the F/A-18 Hornet. The B-1B Lancer was also intended to carry the B43 prior to the B-1's reassignment to conventional strike roles. The B43 was also supplied to Great Britain.

The B43 was never used in anger, but it was involved in a nuclear accident when an A-4 Skyhawk of the USS Ticonderoga from Attack Squadron VA-56 was lost off the coast of Japan on 5 December 1965. The aircraft, the pilot, and the bomb were never found.

The B43 was phased out in the 1980s, and the last B43 weapons were retired in 1991 in favor of the newer B61 and B83 weapons.

The upper weapon was used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams to practice their skills on, while the lower weapon was used by aircraft ground crews to practice loading the weapon on various aircraft. The &quot;spike&quot; on the end of the weapon buried itself in the ground and kept the unit from being dragged by its parachute when the target was small and needed precision accuracy.

Specifications
Weight: 2125 pounds
Length: 13 feet, 8 inches
Diameter: 18 inches
Yield: 70 Kilotons to 1 Megaton

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Contact COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GEOLOGY MUSEUM

telephone: 3032733823
website: http://www.mines.edu/Geology_Museum

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GEOLOGY MUSEUM
1301 MAPLE ST
GOLDEN
CO
80401

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MID #	8400800113
Name	COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES GEOLOGY MUSEUM
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Classification	Uncategorized or General Museums, , Mount Plains
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LAT/LONG	39.751788, -105.224428
CODES	FIPS State Code: 08 FIPS County Code: 059 US Census Tract: 010000 US Census Block: 2034