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Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
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The Semi-Automated Ground Environment was a system of large computers and associated networking equipment that coordinated data from many radar sites and processed it to produce a single unified image
The 4-story SAGE blockhouses with 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) of floor space "were hardened [for] overpressures of" 5 psi (34 kPa). A shorter adjoining buildin
The 4-story SAGE blockhouses with 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) of floor space "were hardened [for] overpressures of" 5 psi (34 kPa). A shorter adjoining building (left) had generators below the 4 intake/exhaust structures on the roof. (DC-01 shown)
Whirlwind computer elements: core memory (left) and operator console
Whirlwind computer elements: core memory (left) and operator console
Module from a SAGE
Module from a SAGE
The RCA #6499 Radechon tube was used for random-access memory in the computers.
The RCA #6499 Radechon tube was used for random-access memory in the computers.
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
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The RCA 474L Ballistic Missile Early Warning System was a United States Air Force Cold War early warning radar, computer, and communications system, for ballistic missile detection. The network of twe
Three of the huge AN/FPS-50 radars, BMEWS Site 2, near Anderson, Alaska, in 1962
Three of the huge AN/FPS-50 radars, BMEWS Site 2, near Anderson, Alaska, in 1962
BMEWS tracking monitors in the Thule Tactical Operations Room, which were upgraded in 1987
BMEWS tracking monitors in the Thule Tactical Operations Room, which were upgraded in 1987
4 AN/FPS-50 detection reflectors at Thule Site J. The concrete foundation included a large refrigeration system to prevent the curing concrete's heat
4 AN/FPS-50 detection reflectors at Thule Site J. The concrete foundation included a large refrigeration system to prevent the curing concrete's heat from melting the permafrost
Fylingdales AN/FPS-49 radomes in 1986
Fylingdales AN/FPS-49 radomes in 1986