LAUNCH COMPLEX 29 FACT SHEET

By Cliff Lethbridge

Aerial View Of Launch Complex 29 Circa 2018

Configuration: Single Blockhouse, One Launch Pad

LAUNCH PAD 29

Current Status: Inactive

First Launch: September 21, 1959

Final Launch: May 19, 1980

Number of Launches: 58

Vehicles Launched: Polaris A1, Polaris A2, Polaris A3, Chevaline

Launch Complex 29 was built in support of Navy Polaris missile testing. The complex was built at a cost of about $1 million. Construction began in August, 1958 with the site occupied by the Navy in July, 1959. The site’s blockhouse has been converted for office space, and the original launch pad still exists.

Launch Complex 29 Blockhouse Circa 2020

Launch Complexes 25 And 29 Circa 1976

Launch Complexes 25 And 29 Circa 1964

Launch Complex 29 Mobile Service Tower Circa 1963

Launch Complexes 25 and 29 Circa 1962

Polaris A1 Launch From Pad 29A Circa 1960