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4 unusual facts about Missile Command


Colony 7

Colony 7 is an arcade shooter game by Taito Corporation released in 1981 that is in many ways a combination of two of the most popular shoot 'em up games of the time, containing elements of both Taito's own Space Invaders and Atari's Missile Command.

Dave Theurer

In 1980, he created Missile Command, considered one of the great classic video games from the Golden age of arcade games.

During the development of Missile Command, David regularly had nightmares which involved the bombing of nearby towns.

Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle

Missile Command (1980s video game in which MIRV's must be intercepted)


Atari 5200

Atari Inc. released the Pro-Line Trak-Ball controller for the system, which was used primarily for gaming titles such as Centipede or Missile Command.

MIM-72 Chaparral

Starting in 1959 the U.S. Army MICOM (Missile Command) began development of an ambitious anti-aircraft missile system under their "Forward Area Air Defense" (FAAD) program, known as the MIM-46 Mauler.


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Army Ballistic Missile Agency

In March 1958, ABMA was placed under the new Army Ordnance Missile Command (AOMC) along with Redstone Arsenal, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, White Sands Proving Ground, and the Army Rocket and Guided Missile Agency (ARGMA).

Byron Lavoy Cockrell

In April 1949, the Rohm and Haas Company signed a contract with the U.S. Army Missile Command near Redstone Arsenal to do research and development work on rockets and jet propulsion.

Dmitry Yakubovskiy

His father worked in the army and served under the Strategic Missile Command as Lieutnant Colonel (OTL) and engineer.

IHS Inc.

The United States Army Missile Command (MICOM) (now a part of the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM)) contracted with IHS to develop a common parts file to be used by contractors designing new products.

Muhammad A. Agha

Born in the coastal city of Aleppo, Agha grew up under the towering influence of his father, Abdulkader Agha, a decorated officer in the Syrian Army who was Chief of Missile Command during the era of President Hafez al-Assad.