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I really, really like that photograph of the "control room." It's like a beautiful fusion of every fab 1960s sci-fi set I've ever seen.

That's exactly what it is (Sci-fi). It was never operational, just a mockup for propaganda reasons.

There is a very interesting video about the entire project here: http://vimeo.com/8000921

Thanks for that link -- the video is even more fascinating.