Atlas-E

History
The Atlas-E "coffin launcher" series was built in 1960 and de-commissioned in 1965. Although not as hardened as the later silo versions, it was built to withstand the blast from a bomb 50 times the yield of the Hiroshima device from a distance of 1.6 miles.

General Layout and Features
The Atlas-E base is a two-building underground complex of approximately 15,000 square feet. A 100 foot tunnel links the two structures. Heavy concrete construction with 18" thick ceilings and walls and the thick layer of earth covering all structures make heating and cooling needs minimal, as well as providing ample protection from storms.

Command Building
The Command Building is 54 feet by 90 feet by 15 feet high, located completely underground except for escape hatches and a concrete "plug" that can be removed and replaced with a reinforced skylight. Ideal for home or office use.

Launch Service Building
The Launch Service Building is actually a set of rooms:
The Shop Area is entered from the tunnel that leads to the Command Building, It is 45 feet wide by 104 feet long and 14-1/2 feet high, with drains and escape hatches. The Missile Bay is linked to the Shop Area by a set of blast doors, and it has outside drive-in access through a 47 ton blast door, which is 20 feet wide and 20 feet high. The Missile Bay itself is 20 feet wide, 110 feet long, and 20 feet high. The "ceiling" is actually a sliding metal door which would have opened to raise and fire the Atlas-E missile, and in the back of the Missile Bay is the missile exhaust vent.  The farthest room in the Launch Service Building is the Liquid Oxygen Room, where liquid oxygen, the fuel for the Atlas-E missile, was stored. This room is 18 feet wide, 72 feet long, and 10 feet high. Several smaller rooms are scattered throughout the Launch Service Building in the walls and ceiling.

Possible Uses
Ultra-secure personal or industrial storage. Distribution center / order picking. Light manufacturing. Intensive agriculture / hydroponics. Church / retreat / non-profit organization. Speculation on the properties themselves, since they are limited in supply and no more are being built. Incredible homesite, frame two stories in the Command Building and live in a 9,720 square foot home. Live in the Command Building and use the Launch Building as a business, or lease it to another business.

Land
The amount of land varies with these sites, usually between 15 and 30 acres. Additional land is often available from adjacent landowners. These sites usually had a high security fence around the inner 10 acres or so. This fence remains on most of these sites. Antenna silo, about 25 feet deep and 8 feet across. Two concrete pads, about 40 feet by 100 feet, ready to be built on.  Missile launch door is approximately 40 feet by 105 feet, ideal building foundation. 1200 foot grass airstrip with most sites.

Properties
One Atlas-E property is available at this time. Atlas-F sites are available at this time as well.