MILA closure, 2011



At the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, it was determined that MILA was no longer needed.

After a closing ceremony (see the video linked below), the antennas were removed and the station was demolished.

 

MILA

George Jenkins appears in this 2011 video report on the closure of MILA from Spaceflight Now. (Link to YouTube.)

 

Sadly, soon, only the roads and the car park remained.

 

MILA

Newspaper clippings with thanks to Tom Sheehan.