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White Sands Missile Range, V-2 Rocket Facilities, Near Headquarters Area, White Sands, Dona Ana County, NM
LocationNear Headquarters Area,
White Sands vicinity, NM
Find maps of White Sands, NM
Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER NM-1-B
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-2).
Building/structure dates:
1945 initial construction
National Register Number: 85003541
Significance: The development of the large liquid fueled rocket, which has profoundly affected events in the twentieth century, was initiated by the Germans in the 1930s and, after World War II, continued by the United States at White Sands Proving Ground (now White Sands Missile Range). In all, 67 V-2 rockets were assembled and tested at White Sands between 1946 and 1952, providing the U.S. invaluable experience in the assembly, pre-flight testing, handling, fueling, launching, and tracking of large missiles. In the late 1940s, several V-2s were combined with a smaller rocket, the WAC Corporal, to become the first large, multi-stage rockets to be launched in the Western Hemisphere. Additionally, scientific experiments conducted in conjunction with the V-2 program yielded significant information about the upper atmosphere and other areas of research, including the effects of space on mammals.
Subjects
Military OrganizationsWater SupplyMilitary Facilities
Related Names
Van Braun, Werner
Baird, George, Photographer
Dennett Muessig Ryan Associates, Photographer
Moore, Thomas, Photographer
Quinn, Michael C., Historian
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTH
2. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTHEAST
3. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL VIEW, NORTHEAST
4. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
5. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH
6. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
7. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING NORTHWEST
8. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF NORTH OBSERVATION WINDOW
9. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF EAST OBSERVATION WINDOW
10. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: INTERIOR, LOOKING NORTHEAST
11. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: INTERIOR, LOOKING NORTHWEST
12. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: INTERIOR, DETAIL OF NORTH OBSERVATION WINDOW
13. ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: INTERIOR, DETAIL OF EAST OBSERVATION WINDOW
14. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: LOOKING NORTH
15. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING EAST
16. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING EAST
17. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: VIEW FROM NORTHWEST
18. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: VIEW FROM NORTHEAST
19. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF TOP SECTION OF CRANE, LOOKING NORTH
20. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF BOTTOM SECTION OF CRANE, LOOKING NORTH
21. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: VIEW OF CRANE WITH BLAST PIT OF 20,000 POUND MOTOR TEST AND LAUNCH FACILITY, IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING WEST
22. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW, LOOKING WEST AND UPWARD FROM APRON OF BLAST PIT, 20,000 POUND MOTOR TEST AND LAUNCH FACILITY
23. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF BLAST PIT, LOOKING WEST
24. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: VIEW OF CEILING OF BLAST PIT
25. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF CEILING OF BLAST PIT
26. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: GENERAL VIEW OF CRANE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
27. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF CONTROL PANEL
28. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF WHEEL AND MOTOR DRIVE UNIT, END VIEW
29. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF MOTOR DRIVE UNIT, SIDE VIEW
30. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF GANTRY BASE AND MOTOR DRIVE UNIT
31. V-2 GANTRY, LAUNCH COMPLEX 33: DETAIL OF COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE NEAR GANTRY BASE
32. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: DISTANT VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH
33. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: GENERAL VIEW OF BLOCKHOUSE AND UPPER LEVEL OF TEST BAY, LOOKING NORTH
34. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: GENERAL VIEW OF BLOCKHOUSE AND TOP OF TEST BAY, LOOKING NORTHEAST
35. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: UPPER LEVEL OF TEST BAY, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
36. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW OF UPPER LEVEL OF TEST BAY, LOOKING NORTHEAST
37. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: GENERAL VIEW OF TEST BAY AND EXHAUST PIT, LOOKING SOUTHWEST
38. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: GENERAL VIEW OF TEST BAY AND EXHAUST PIT, LOOKING WEST
39. 100,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW OF OBSERVATION BLOCKHOUSE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
40. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: DISTANT VIEW WITH BLOCKHOUSE IN FOREGROUND, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
41. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: DISTANT VIEW, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
42. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: DISTANT VIEW, LOOKING SOUTH
43. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: DISTANT VIEW OF TEST FACILITY, LOOKING SOUTHEAST
44. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW FROM WEST
45. 500.000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST
46. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST
47. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW FROM SOUTH
48. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST
49. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF PILL BOX, FROM WEST
50. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW FROM EAST
51. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: CLOSE-UP VIEW FROM EAST SHOWING MOVABLE OBSERVATION MIRRORS WITH TRACKS
52. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF TEST STAND FROM WEST
53. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF TEST STAND FROM SOUTH
54. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: CLOSE-UP VIEW OF TEST STAND FROM NORTH
55. 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY: VIEW OF OBSERVATION BLOCKHOUSE, LOOKING NORTHWEST
56. V-2 ASSEMBLY BUILDING (BUILDING 1538): VIEW FROM NORTHEAST, WITH MILL BUILDING IN BACKGROUND AT FAR RIGHT
57. V-2 ASSEMBLY BUILDING (BUILDING 1538): VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST
58. MILL BUILDING (BUILDING 1558): VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST, WITH V-2 ASSEMBLY BUILDING IN BACKGROUND AT FAR RIGHT
59. MILL BUILDING (BUILDING 1558): VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST
60. VON BRAUN BLOCKHOUSE (BUILDING 1592): VIEW FROM NORTHEAST
61. VON BRAUN BLOCKHOUSE (BUILDING 1592): VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST, WITH MILL BUILDING IN BACKGROUND
62. Photograph of line drawing. SITE PLAN OF LAUNCH COMPLEX 33, DECEMBER 1945
63. Photograph of line drawing. SITE PLAN OF GANTRY CRANE TRACKS AND 20,000 POUND MOTOR TEST AND LAUNCH FACILITY ('BLAST PIT'), OCTOBER 1946
64. Photograph of line drawing. PLAN OF ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, NO DATE
65. Photograph of line drawing. SECTIONS AND PLAN OF CONTROL ROOM, ARMY BLOCKHOUSE, JANUARY 1947
66. Photograph of line drawing. ELEVATIONS OF GANTRY CRANE, CA. 1982
67. Photograph of line drawing. PLANS AND SECTIONS OF 20,000 POUND MOTOR TEST AND LAUNCH FACILITY ('BLAST PIT'), DECEMBER 1945
68. Photograph of line drawing. SECTIONS AND DETAILS OF 20,000 POUND MOTOR TEST AND LAUNCH FACILITY ('BLAST PIT'), DECEMBER 1945
69. Photograph of line drawing. ISOMETRIC VIEW OF 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY, NO DATE
70. Photograph of line drawing. TOPOGRAPHIC SITE PLAN OF 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY, APRIL 1947
71. Photograph of line drawing. PLAN OF 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY, NO DATE
72. Photograph of line drawing. SOUTH ELEVATION OF MOTOR CARRIAGE, 500,000 POUND STATIC TEST FACILITY, NO DATE
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