The Minuteman was a solid-fueled missile, so it could sit stagnant and unmanned for months at a time without any maintenance and could be launched within 30 seconds should the command be given.

The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site has implemented a reservation system for tours of its missile silo and launch control center. Previously, tours were operated on a first-come, first ...

Wall, S.D. – During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, President John F. Kennedy referred to it as his "ace in the hole." With a turn of the key, the Minuteman missile became one of the most ...

A large grass fire started at around 2 p.m. by the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site near mile marker 131 on U.S. Interstate 90, according to a firefighter with the ...

A new historic site is in the works for vacationers driving along Interstate Highway 90 in western South Dakota, near Badlands National Park and Wall, S.D. On Nov. 29, Minuteman Missile National ...

INTERIOR, S.D. - The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is building a new visitor centre. The new 7,300-square-foot centre will house displays, a theatre, retail space and the park's ...

INTERIOR, S.D. (AP) The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is building a new visitor center. The new 7,300-square-foot center will house displays, a theater, retail space and the park's ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. -- Oscar-Zero, the Minuteman missile launch control facility that once was part of the nation's Cold War defense system, could be reopened by mid-2009 as a North Dakota state ...

A meteor shower is caused by sand- or pebble-sized meteoroids entering Earth's atmosphere. Sometimes called shooting stars, these burning meteoroids are part of a stream of debris from comets as ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.D. - Visitor hours will change beginning Thursday at the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site near here. Through May 15, the site will be open to the public Mondays ...

The Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site -- also known as Oscar-Zero and November-33 -- near Cooperstown, N.D., will open July 13. The historic site will preserve and interpret the ...

INTERIOR, S.D. (AP) — The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is building a new visitor center. The new 7,300-square-foot center will house displays, a theater, retail space and the park's ...