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U.S. Army Missile Display Area

Back: U.S. ARMY MISSILE DISPLAY AREA, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
The massive domes house innumerable displays, individual listening devices describe and explain the functions of various Rockets and Missiles. Buttons and levers operate miniature models and allow visitors to play Astronaut. The large dome is 150' in diameter and 85' tall. It is made of vinyl coated nylon, and is kept erect by air pressure. The nylon in this one dome weighs 92,000 lbs.

Space Shuttle Challenger Prior to Launch

Back: Kennedy Space Center, FL. Space Shuttle Challenger, Mission 41-B, on pad prior to launch.

U.S. Army Ordnance "Nike" Guided Missile

Back: U.S. ARMY ORDNANCE "NIKE" GUIDED MISSILE, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Home of Redstone Arsenal, the Army Ordnance Rocket and Guided Missile Center. The Nike was America's first operational guided missile. Named after the Goddess of Victory, this weapon provides the first line of defense against atomic attack.

Missile 16 Redstone

Front: Missile 16 Redstone being monitored from foxhole.

Honest John Rocket

Front: Honest John Rocket, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama.
Back: HONEST JOHN ROCKET, REDSTONE ARSENAL
Capable of carrying both atomic and high explosive warheads, this long-range Army artillery rocket is used tactically to provide close fire support to ground combat operations. The weapon has considerably more battlefield mobility than conventional artillery and one high explosive round can deliver on the target, the demolition effect of hundreds of artillery shells.

Hawk Anti-Aircraft Missile

Back: Field exercise maintainance of Hawk anti-aircraft missile at Missile and Munitions Center and School at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Ala.

Zeus Missile

Back: ARMY'S ZEUS MISSILE AGAINST AN OLD SOUTHERN BACKGROUND
A Zeus Missile - part of the Army's Nike-X Anti-Missile System - is posed in front of the Goddard House at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., home of the U. S. Army Missile Command. The Goddard House is an old plantation house taken over by the Army when the Arsenal was established near Huntsville in 1941.

Missile Display & Public Picnic Area

Back: MISSILE DISPLAY & PUBLIC PICNIC AREA, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
This is one of the many outdoor displays provided to enlighten, encourage and inspire visitors to the area. Sights like this, provide a feeling of safety and security that you can't purchase with a can of insecticide.

Alabama Space and Rocket Center Exhibits

Back: Spaceships, moon buggies, rocket engines and exhibits about space travel fill the multi-million dollar Alabama Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. The new space center, World's largest missile and space exhibit, highlights the equipment used by U. S. astronauts to explore the moon. The Center is located west of Huntsville on Highway 20, and operates seven days a week.

Guided Missiles

Back: THE REDSTONE, CORPORAL, NIKE-AJAX AND HONEST JOHN GUIDED MISSILES REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA. Redstone Arsenal is the Army Ordnance research and development center for rockets and guided missiles. It is here where the army developed its guided missiles, including the mighty Jupiter C, which launched the Explorer, the United States first Earth Satellite.

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER. America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The Rocket Park consists of the world's largest collection of rockets and space vehicles on display to the general public. From left to right, visitors view the Mercury / Atlas , Mercury / Redstone, Jupiter, V-2, Juno II, Saturn I, Redstone, Jupiter C.

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Back: The Alabama Space and Rocket Center contains the world's largest collection of missiles, rockets, and space vehicles. A full scale Apollo Saturn V moon rocket is exhibited in a horizontal position and is one of the featured attractions on the 35 acre complex. The exhibition Center is owned and operated by the State of Alabama and is opened every day, located west of downtown Huntsville on Alabama Highway 20.

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER. America's largest Missile and Space Exhibit. Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is the largest missile and space exhibit in the world. It was dedicated by the citizens of Alabama to those Americans who made it possible for man to walk on the moon and to explore the universe; and to the youth of America who will utilize space technology for the benefit of mankind.

Spacedome Lobby

Back: SPACEDOME LOBBY, Huntsville, Ala. A large Space Shuttle model is dramatically displayed in the lobby of the Spacedome theater which features space and science films. The Spacedome adjoins Earths Largest Space Museum at the Space & Rocket Center.

Lacrosse Guided Missile

Back: LACROSSE GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
An Army surface-to-surface artillery guided missile. The Lacrosse system consists of three basic units the missile, which is a solid fuel rocket, a launcher mounted on a standard Army truck, and a guidance station. The Lacrosse is capable of delivering a variety of warheads, at the direction of the combat commander, with precision accuracy.

Sergeant Guided Missile

Front: Sergeant Guided Missile, Redstone Arsenal.
Back: SERGEANT GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
Measuring about 30 feet in length, the Army's Sergeant is a surface-to-surface, solid propellant, ballistic guided missile possessing a very high degree of reliability and accuracy. Also highly mobile, it can be quickly emplaced and fired by a very small crew, under all conditions of weather and terrain, delivering a nuclear blow far behind enemy lines. Its highly accurate guidance system is invulnerable to ony known means of enemy counter-measures.

Redstone Aresenal

Back: REDSTONE ARSENAL southwest of Huntsville, Alabama.
Site of the nation's largest ordnance, rocket, and guided missile research.

Headquarters, Redstone Arsenal

Front: Headquarters, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama.

U.S. Army Ordnance Missile Command Headquarters

Back: HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, U.S. ARMY ORDNANCE MISSILE COMMAND
Here all of the U.S. Army's rocket and guided missile and space programs are controlled, under the direction of Maj. Gen. J. B. Medaris.

Missile and Maintenance Center and School at Redstone Arsenal

Back: Headquarters and school of the Missile and Maintenance Center and School at Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama.

Artist's Conception of Saturn V/Apollo Being Transported on Crawler

Back: Artist's conception of Saturn V/Apollo being transported on crawler the size of a baseball infield, to the launch area at Mila, John F. Kennedy Space Center. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field.

Static Firing Test Tower

Front: Static Test Tower.
Back: STATIC FIRING TEST TOWER, MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
The Saturn booster undergoes static firing at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The booster has been successfully static fired many times prior to the launching of the first Saturn from Cape Canaveral, Florida on October 27, 1961. The same tower has been used for Redstone and Jupiter programs. Static testing of a missile consists of locking the missile into place on the stand and firing it. The missile does not "take off", but as it strains against the mighty grip of the great tower its roaring engine can be studied for performance characteristics as if it were actually in flight.

U.S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School

Front: U. S. Army Ordnance Guided Missile School, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.
Back: U. S. ARMY ORDNANCE GUIDED MISSILE SCHOOL, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA
One of the free world's leading Technical Training Centers valued at $73,000,000. It has trained men from the U. S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps and 15 Allied nations to man and maintain a powerful array of new weapons at bases throughout the free world.

Army Ordnance Command Headquarters, Redstone Arsenal

Front: Army Ordnance Command Headquarters, Redstone Arsenal
Back: THE U. S. ARMY MISSILE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA
The Missle Command is responsible for research, design, development, production, maintenance and supply of all Army missiles and rockets. It is a military-civilian team that has pushed the art of missilery rapidly forward. People are the Command's primary resource and their brains and ability are its most precious asset.

Nike-Ajax Guided Missile

Front: Nike-Ajax Guided Missile, Redstone Arsenal
Back: NIKE-AJAX GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
The Army's first supersonic anti-aircraft guided missile designed to follow and destroy the enemy target, regardless of evasive action. The Nike-Ajax system consists essentially of two parts First, an expendable missile; second, an elaborate and highly complex control system requiring approximately 1,400,000 individual parts. It is the first guided missile system to defend American cities against attack.

Model of Saturn Space Vehicle & "Real" Saturn Booster

Front: Model of Saturn Space Vehicle & "Real" Saturn Booster.
Back: SCALE MODEL, SATURN SPACE VEHICLE AND "REAL" SATURN BOOSTER
A one-tenth scale model of the Saturn Space vehicle is shown here behind a "real" Saturn booster at the assembly area of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The big booster is capable of developing 1.5 million pounds thrust. An assembled vehicle stands 162 feet high.

Space Vehicle - Made in Huntsville

Front: Saturn Space Vehicle - Made in Huntsville, Alabama.
Back: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S "SATURN" - WORLD'S LARGEST KNOWN ROCKET LAUNCHED FROM CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA ON OCTOBER 27, 1961.

Redstone Ballistic Missile

Front: Redstone Ballistic Missile, Redstone Arsenal
Back: REDSTONE BALLISTIC MISSILE REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA
The Army's "Sunday Punch", the Redstone, is a liquid-propelled, surface-to-surface ballistic missile, which can place a nuclear or conventional warhead, with extreme accuracy, on targets up to 200 miles away. The missile is 69 feet long and 70 inches in diameter.

Alabama Space and Rocket Center

Back: ALABAMA SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER
America's Largest Missile and Space Exhibit, Tranquility Base Huntsville, Alabama 35807.
The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is the largest missile and space exhibit in the world. It was dedicated by the citizens of Alabama to those Americans who made it possible for man to walk on the moon and to explore the universe; and to the youth of America who will utilize space technology for the benefit of mankind.

Jupiter C

Front: Jupiter C
Back: JUPITER-C. Huntsville, Ala. This missile was developed in Huntsville, Ala. at the Redstone Arsenal, home of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.

Juno II with Pioneer IV

Front: Juno II, with Pioneer IV, Redstone Arsenal
Back: JUNO II. WITH PIONEER IV, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA
This space-probing vehicle became the first made-in-the-U.S.A. satellite of the sun. Just 40 hours after launching, Pioneer IV sped past the moon and continued on its journey to the sun. Signals were received until it reached a distance of 416,000 miles - farther than any other man-made object had been tracked.

Atlas Agena-B Space Vehicle with Range Spacecraft

Front: Atlas Agena-B Space Vehicle with Ranger Spacecraft
Back: ATLAS AGENA-B SPACE VEHICLE WITH RANGER SPACECRAFT
The Atlas Agena-B space vehicle it shown here with its Ranger spacecraft payload on the pad at Cape Canaveral. Fla. The Atlas Agena-B is being used by NASA to launch the 750-pound Ranger lunar impact missions. The Atlas Agena-B program is managed by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

Saturn V Launch

Back: This Is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Apollo/Saturn V vehicle, used to place man on the moon. The Saturn V vehicle, developing 7.6 million pounds thrust, was developed under the direction of the NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.

"NASA'S SA-5 undergoing pre-lounch check-out."

Back: NASA'S SA-5 undergoing pre-launch check-out. The Saturn is the free-world's largest space booster. It develops a million and a half pounds thrust. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville. Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field.

Corporal Guided Missile

Back: CORPORAL GUIDED MISSILE REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
A member of the Army missile family used in support of ground combat operations, the Corporal, equipped with either an atomic or conventional type warhead, is a surface-to-surface guided missile capable of engaging tactical targets far beyond the range of conventional artillery. A powerful rocket motor propels the missile through space, at several times the speed of sound.

Jupiter Ballistic Missile

Front: Jupiter Ballistic Missile, Redstone Arsenal
Back: JUPITER BALLISTIC MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
The largest weapon, for which the Army has development responsibility, the Jupiter has pin-point accuracy against targets at ranges up to 1,500 nautical miles. The missile is 58 feet in length, and 105 inches in diameter.

Centaur II undergoes pre-launch tests

Back: Centaur II, our first space vehicle to use liquid hydrogen as a propellent, undergoes pre-launch tests.
The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field.

Mercury Redstone

Front: Mercury Redstone
Back: National Aeronautics and Space Administration's "Mercury-Redstone" being readied for launch at the Cape Kennedy launch site. The rocket was provided by the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama.

Sergeant Guided Missile

Front: Sergeant Guided Missile, Redstone Arsenal.
Back: SERGEANT GUIDED MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
Measuring about 30 feet in length, the Army's Sergeant is a surface-to-surface, solid propellant, ballistic guided missile possessing a very high degree of reliability and accuracy. Also highly mobile, it can be quickly emplaced and fired by a very small crew, under all conditions of weather and terrain, delivering a nuclear blow far behind enomy lines. Its highly accurate guidance system is invulnerable to any known means of enemy counter-measures.

Gemini - Titan I Lifting Off Launching Pad

Back: Gemini-Titan 1 lifting off launching pad on its maiden voyage, testing spacecraft and vehicle. The Gemini is the first of NASA's two-man spacecrafts. The NASA Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama, has been developing and providing rockets for our space achievements since the very beginning of our entry into this field.

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