Running Through... Woomera Rocket Range

Until 1982 Woomera was a restricted military base used primarily for testing long range missiles and rockets during the Cold War. At the height of its operations there were 6,000 people living there - today there are just 200. But it remains the largest land based range in the world and hosts a wide spectrum of ground, air and space activities.

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[swashbucklersclub]

@SepradistPhantom thanks for the insight! we're not so smart when it comes to this sort of stuff, so to us they're all pretty much just really cool, giant boys toys! ;-)

(But we DID read some of the signs and found it pretty interesting! Went to White Sands Rocket Base in the USA a few months back as well so look out for that video coming up as well!)

[SepradistPhantom]

The one with the christmas lights on it was probably one of the only ones not designed specifically for military application. It was the British designed Black Arrow, a satellite launcher. As of 2012, the UK is the only nation on Earth to have successfully developed, then ABANDONED satellite launch capability. Still, nice video - would love to visit myself one day.

[Thinman1973]

Élmény volt élőben látni. Szuper volt.