FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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Antennas and dishes at former Parks AFB in Dublin, California as seen from our shopper. I believe this was/is still part of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) as an Automated Remote Tracking Stations (ARTS). It used to be under the control of Onizuka Air Force Station in Sunnyvale. Also of note as development build on former base land it was used for Cobalt 60 experiences and is a superfund site

#space #satellite #usaf #aerialphotography #onizuka #superfund #radiation

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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On February 1st, 2003 STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegration during reentry killing all onboard. In 2018 while exploring what remained of Onizuka Air Force Station, I found a small memorial built by those stationed there. Names of those lost were arrayed around what appeared to have been a garden. with plaques naming the astronauts.

#aviationphotography #aviation #avgeek #columbia #sts107 #aviationlovers #history #bluecube #onizuka #space #nsa #nasa #spaceshuttle #Shuttle

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FreddyB Aviation Photography · @cvvhrn
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Abandoned remains of Onizuka Air Force Station. The Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) operated the base and the 750th Space Group. It also was rumored to be a downlink station for the National Security Agency and NRO. The base was closed in 1995 as part of BRAC. My father was stationed at nearby NAS Moffett Field and was once of the few civilian civil engineers with clearance to provide engineering support @AbandonedAmerica

#abandoned #onizuka #usaf #abandonedplaces

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