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Phase I:
Introductory Essay

Phase II:
Introductory Essay

Wind Tunnels

Engine Development

Engine Test Stands

Rocket Testing

Rockets

Launch Pads

Apollo Training

Apollo Hardware Testing

Unmanned Spacecraft Testing

Tracking Stations

Mission Control Centers

Other Support

Spacecraft





Man in Space
A National Historic Landmark Theme Study
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Launch Pads


Launch Complex 33

V-2 Launch Site
New Mexico State Historic Landmark Sign at Entrance to Launch Site
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
(Photo by U.S. Army, 1984)

V-2 Launch Site
Gantry Cane with V-2 Missile in Place
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
(Photo by U.S. Army, 1946)

V-2 Launch Site
Aerial View of Blockhouse and Gantry Crane
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
(Photo by U.S. Army, 1982)

V-2 Launch Site
View of Flame Bucket under the Launch Pad
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
(Photo by U.S. Army, 1982)

V-2 Launch Site
Hermes Missile in place on Launch Pad
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
(Photo by U.S. Army, 1984)

V-2 Launch Site
Exterior View of Blockhouse
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
(Photo by U.S. Army, 1984)


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