Abandoned in Place

Preserving America’s Space History

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Astrophysics & Space Science
Cover of the book Abandoned in Place by Roland Miller, Bob Thall, Craig Covault, Pamela Melroy, Beth Laura O’Leary, University of New Mexico Press
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Author: Roland Miller, Bob Thall, Craig Covault, Pamela Melroy, Beth Laura O’Leary ISBN: 9780826356260
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Publication: March 1, 2016
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Language: English
Author: Roland Miller, Bob Thall, Craig Covault, Pamela Melroy, Beth Laura O’Leary
ISBN: 9780826356260
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication: March 1, 2016
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English

Stenciled on many of the deactivated facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the evocative phrase “abandoned in place” indicates the structures that have been deserted. Some structures, too solid for any known method of demolition, stand empty and unused in the wake of the early period of US space exploration. Now Roland Miller’s color photographs document the NASA, Air Force, and Army facilities across the nation that once played a crucial role in the space race.

Rapidly succumbing to the elements and demolition, most of the blockhouses, launch towers, tunnels, test stands, and control rooms featured in Abandoned in Place are located at secure military or NASA facilities with little or no public access. Some have been repurposed, but over half of the facilities photographed no longer exist. The haunting images collected here impart artistic insight while preserving an important period in history.

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Stenciled on many of the deactivated facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the evocative phrase “abandoned in place” indicates the structures that have been deserted. Some structures, too solid for any known method of demolition, stand empty and unused in the wake of the early period of US space exploration. Now Roland Miller’s color photographs document the NASA, Air Force, and Army facilities across the nation that once played a crucial role in the space race.

Rapidly succumbing to the elements and demolition, most of the blockhouses, launch towers, tunnels, test stands, and control rooms featured in Abandoned in Place are located at secure military or NASA facilities with little or no public access. Some have been repurposed, but over half of the facilities photographed no longer exist. The haunting images collected here impart artistic insight while preserving an important period in history.

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