Jupiter’s Demise, Continued
9-01: Missile shell rolls out of RIM area to the field for cutting with Primacord. (Bob
Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-02: Stripped missile shell is rolled off the wagon to begin the Primacord
destruction process. (Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-05: Parts of the missile shell after being cut by Primacord explosive rope. (Bob
Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-04: What happens when Primacord explosion goes bad. Bottom of the missile's LOX
tank. (Bob Young, Spring 1963)
9-06: Sections of missile shell after the Primacord explosion cuts it into short pieces.
(Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-07: More parts of the missile shell after being cut by Primacord explosive rope. This
was near the end of the destruction process. (Bob Young, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-08: Placing the Primacord, Calhoun & Anderson.
(Jim Calhoun, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-09: The aftermath of setting of the Primacord, Jim Calhoun & Anderson.
(Jim Calhoun, Dev Date: Spring 1963)
9-03: This photo shows the bottom of the missile after having been severed with
Primacord. Note the "roll control" nozzle on the bottom right of missile shell. The
Rocketdyne engines were all removed and shipped back to the U.S.A. (Bob Young, Dev
Date: Spring 1963)
PHOTOS - Page 9
Jupiter SM-78 Weapon System
I&C Team 2, Çigli AB, Turkey 1961-1962
Chrysler Corporation Missile Division