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Mysteries of the Abandoned

So this area was obviouslyvery important. But Aerojethad a problem. The rocket...

So this area was obviously
very important. [Meigs] But Aerojet
had a problem. The rocket booster
they were planning to build
was gonna be 150 feet long, packed full of rocket fuel
and extremely heavy. There was no way
you could put that
on a rail car or a truck

Full Transcript

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So this area was obviously very important.
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[Meigs] But Aerojet had a problem.
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The rocket booster they were planning to build was gonna be 150 feet long,
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packed full of rocket fuel and extremely heavy.
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There was no way you could put that on a rail car or a truck.
Duration
22 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:58
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
15
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E10 When I say beating heart, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
When I say beating heart,
S09 • E09 The war was over. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:36
The war was over.
S09 • E20 Varosha survived the conflict, but the stage had been set for its downfall. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
Varosha survived the conflict, but the stage had been set fo...
S09 • E19 of sporting excellence. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
of sporting excellence.
S09 • E21 Which is going to come hurtling out of space and land in the ocean. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Which is going to come hurtling out of space and land in the...
S09 • E01 By getting right here to the hospital before they could - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
By getting right here to the hospital before they could
S09 • E04 A symbolic show of strength and power, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
A symbolic show of strength and power,
S09 • E17 [Zitiello] One of the most infamous events was on December 2, 1984. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Zitiello] One of the most infamous events was on December 2...
S09 • E08 [Alicia] US troops expected a quick Modoc surrender, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[Alicia] US troops expected a quick Modoc surrender,
S09 • E10 That explains why he needed such a big space - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
That explains why he needed such a big space
S09 • E21 [narrator] July 23rd, early afternoon... - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:26
[narrator] July 23rd, early afternoon...
S09 • E16 Despite being damp and dark, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
Despite being damp and dark,
S09 • E01 [narrator] The riot was a bloodbath. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:13
[narrator] The riot was a bloodbath.
S09 • E02 To put it bluntly, the idea was to destroy - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:22
To put it bluntly, the idea was to destroy
S09 • E17 And on that evening, everybody knew that Motorhead was playing here. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
And on that evening, everybody knew that Motorhead was playi...
S09 • E14 [narrator] But more than half a century after the end of the war, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[narrator] But more than half a century after the end of the...
S09 • E03 [narrator] Ruthless drug lords hijacked the building, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:16
[narrator] Ruthless drug lords hijacked the building,
S09 • E12 [narrator] Hartwood discharged more patients - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[narrator] Hartwood discharged more patients
S09 • E08 [Katherine] You have this great battle where - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Katherine] You have this great battle where
S09 • E06 And each one of these generators weighs about 40 tons. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
And each one of these generators weighs about 40 tons.