COLORADO AQUARIUM SOCIETY INC

ARVADA, CO

The Colorado Aquarium Society Inc. (CAS) is a non-profit organization located in Arvada, Colorado. Founded in 1981, CAS is dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of the aquatic environment through education and outreach. The organization’s mission is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of aquatic habitats and species, and to foster an appreciation of the diversity and beauty of aquatic life.

CAS offers a variety of educational programs, including lectures, workshops, field trips, and classes. It also provides support to local aquariums and maintains an aquarium library. The organization works closely with local schools and youth organizations to educate the public about aquatic life, and to foster an appreciation of the diversity and beauty of aquatic life.

CAS also sponsors a series of annual events, including an Aquarium Show, an Aquatic Plant Sale, and an Aquatic Arts and Crafts Fair. The organization also hosts an annual scholarship program, which awards funds to students studying aquatic science and related fields.

The organization is funded through membership dues, donations, and revenue generated from its events. CAS is governed by a Board of Trustees, and is managed by a volunteer staff. The organization is committed to promoting responsible aquatic stewardship, and to ensuring that aquatic habitats are preserved for future generations.

COLORADO AQUARIUM SOCIETY INC is a Zoos, Aquariums, & Wildlife Conservation in ARVADA CO. US MID #8400800671

The museum is classed as ZAW (Zoos, Aquariums, & Wildlife Conservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Mount Plains (Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming).

B53 Nuclear Bomb Loading Dummy (Type BDU-9/E) Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum

The B53 was a high-yield bunker buster thermonuclear weapon deployed on Strategic Air Command (SAC) bombers by the United States during the Cold War. With a yield of nine (9) megatons, the B53 was the most powerful weapon in the U.S. nuclear arsenal circa 1976.

The B53 Bomb Dummy Unit (BDU) was used to train bomb technicians on how to upload and download the B53 on to and down from the carrier aircraft. The bomb technicians also can monitor the signal from the aircraft to the bomb once it is uploaded thus verifying connection with the aircraft.

B53 BDU
Type: Nuclear weapon training device
Place of origin: United States

Service history
In service: 1962-1997

Production history
Designer: LANL
Designed: 1958-1961
Manufacturer: Atomic Energy Commission
Produced: 1961-1965
Number built: Unknown

Specifications
Weight: 8,850 lb (4,010 kg)
Length: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Diameter: 50 in (4.2 ft; 1.3 m)

Filling (When Operational):
- Fission: 100% oralloy
- Fusion: Lithium-6 and deuteride

Blast yield: 9 megatons

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

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

KJ Simpson with a questionable arm grab Bully ball

Contact COLORADO AQUARIUM SOCIETY INC

telephone: 3036598084
website: www.coloradoaquarium.org

COLORADO AQUARIUM SOCIETY INC
PO BOX 1253
ARVADA
CO
80001

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MID #	8400800671
Name	COLORADO AQUARIUM SOCIETY INC
Alternate Name
Classification	Zoos, Aquariums, & Wildlife Conservation, , Mount Plains
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	846038359
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	39.802767, -105.086128
CODES	FIPS State Code: 08 FIPS County Code: 059 US Census Tract: 010305 US Census Block: 4012