K-129 Soviet Submarine | CIA and Howard Hughes
In this episode of SPY's Collection Highlights, historian and author, H. Keith Melton showcases one of the last remaining objects from the K-129 submarine, the control panel!
Resources
Glomar Barometer
In 1974, the CIA set out to find a sunken Soviet nuclear submarine using a boat known as the Glomar Explorer. Check out a piece of equipment from Glomar here.
Glomar Belt Buckle
The Glomar crew’s clothing featured elements to support their cover story. Check out a belt buckle from a Glomar crew member.
The Great Submarine Salvage
Similar to the mission engineers had to take on in the Glomar mission, students will work in teams to design, build, and test a prototype of a device which can retrieve a sunken submarine from the bottom of the ocean.