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Author | : Darren Court |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738558783 |
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Since the official flag raising on July 9, 1945, the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) has become an integral part of global defense for the United States. A mere week after formation, Project Trinity tested the first atomic bomb at an isolated site, which was 100 miles north on what was then part of the Alamogordo Bombing Range--a test site for B-17 pilots. Back at White Sands Proving Ground, as it was then named, personnel were unaware of the massive new weapon tested to their north. Instead their focus was upon the arrival of what would be 300 railroad cars of captured German V-2 rockets and associated equipment. Later that year, over 100 captured German scientists, among them Werner von Braun, would arrive at White Sands to assist in V-2 technology, launching America's race to space; tens of thousands of rockets and missiles have since been fired on the range. Thousands of family members also lived and worked at the range, and their stories can be found inside as well.
Author | : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources |
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Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Fort Bliss (Tex.) |
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Author | : Ryan H. Edgington |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2014-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0803238444 |
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Established in south-central New Mexico at the end of World War II, White Sands Missile Range is the largest overland military reserve in the western hemisphere. It was the site of the first nuclear explosion, the birthplace of the American space program, and the primary site for testing U.S. missile capabilities. In this environmental history of White Sands Missile Range, Ryan H. Edgington traces the uneasy relationships between the military, the federal government, local ranchers, environmentalists, state game and fish personnel, biologists and ecologists, state and federal political figures, hunters, and tourists after World War II—as they all struggled to define and productively use the militarized western landscape. Environmentalists, ranchers, tourists, and other groups joined together to transform the meaning and uses of this region, challenging the authority of the national security state to dictate the environmental and cultural value of a rural American landscape. As a result, White Sands became a locus of competing geographies informed not only by the far-reaching intellectual, economic, and environmental changes wrought by the cold war but also by regional history, culture, and traditions.
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Guided missile ranges |
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Author | : Darren Court |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738570532 |
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Author | : Gregory P. Kennedy |
Publisher | : Schiffer Pub Limited |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780764332517 |
Download The Rockets and Missiles of White Sands Proving Ground, 1945-1958 Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In 1945, the United States Army established a testing center for rockets and guided missiles in south-central New Mexico. Named White Sands Proving Ground, this center was the locale for many of Americas first steps towards space. Rockets and Missiles of White Sands Proving Ground chronicles major activities at the base from 1945-1958. During this period, the Army, Navy, and Air Force all tested missiles at the desert installation. This book details the development and testing for such missiles as Hermes, Corporal, Nike Ajax, Sergeant, Honest John, and Viking. These missiles formed the backbone of much of Americas arsenal during the Cold War and represented major technological advancements. In 1958, the White Sands Proving Ground became the White Sands Missile Range, as it is known today.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources |
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Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Land titles |
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Download White Sands Missile Range Security Enhancement Act Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Hazardous waste site remediation |
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Download White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Joint Services Hazardous Material Minimization Center Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 1991 |
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Download White Sands Missile Range, Aerial Cable Test Capability (ACTC) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1981 |
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Download Range Instrumentation. The White Sands Missile Range Data Systems Manual Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This report analyses the ten volumes (1600 pages) edited by the Physical Science Laboratory (PSL) of the New Mexico State University for The White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), entitled 'The Data Systems Manual'. The ten volumes are titled: Data products, Techniques of statistical analysis, Least squares, Coordinate systems and map projections, Meteorology and timing, Radar systems, Telemetry systems, Drone formation control system, Optical instrumentation systems, Optical data reduction. This Advisory Report was sponsored by the Guidance and Control Panel of AGARD.