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White Sands History


	U.S. Army - The Big Picture: U.S. Army in Space and Under the Sea : This film provides an overall look at the critical historic contributions of the United States Army to the reaching and exploration of outer space and the sea.
Rockets featured in this film (in order of appearance): Saturn V, V-2, Viking, Corporal, Redstone, Sergeant, Pershing, Little John, Honest John, Dart, Shillelagh, Dragon, Nike Ajax, Nike Hercules, Nike Zeus, Spartan, Sprint, Hawk, Redeye, Jupiter, Titan IIIC.

	Fact Sheets and Articles
	Hall of Fame Guidelines and Procedures Regional History (Baylor, Garrett, Cox and more) Hembrillo Battlefield (1880 Apache-Buffalo Soldier battle) Rockets: History and Theory Chronology: Cowboys to V-2s to the Space Shuttle to lasers History of White Sands Proving Ground to 30 September 1947 Missile Firing Tables, 1945-1960 Historic Photos - mostly missile and rocket firings Launch Complex 33 (National Historic Landmark) Red Canyon Range Camp (Ft. Bliss Nike Ajax firing camp @ WSMR) V-2 Rocket Bumper Project (first two-stage rocket - a V-2 & Wac Corporal) Corporal Missile Program Athena That Got Away (a missile 400 miles into Mexico) Space Shuttle at White Sands (w/ landing on March 30, 1982) Missiles in Missile Park Navy at White Sands White Sands Solar Furnace High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility (HELSTF) Missile Range Commanders White Sands Hall of Fame John F. Kennedy´s visit to White Sands -- photos Bighorn Sheep return to White Sands -- photos Statistics (workforce #s, pay, etc) for White Sands (contains tables)

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This page last updated:7/3/2008


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