White Sands V-2 Launching Site
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For the V-2 rocket launches that began in 1946 at this site, e.g., filmed from the rocket in November 1947,[1] performed by the Broomstick Scientists in 1951, etc., see V-2 test launches in the USA.
The White Sands V-2 Launching Site, also known as Launch Complex 33 and originally as Army Launch Area Number 1, is an historic rocket launch complex at White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico. It was here that the United States first performed test launches of German V-2 rockets captured toward the end of World War II. These tests were the first step in both military advances in rocketry, and in the development of the United States space exploration programs. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[3][4]
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White Sands V-2 Launching Site (Launch Complex 33) | |
Location | White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 32°24′4″N 106°22′40″W |
Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1945 (1945) |
Built by | U.S. Army |
NRHP reference No. | 85003541[2] |
NMSRCP No. | 580 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 3, 1985 |
Designated NHL | October 3, 1985 |
Designated NMSRCP | January 20, 1978 |
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