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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
The Pershing Missile
Front: The Pershing Missile, Redstone Arsenal
Back: THE PERSHING MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
This Pershing surface to surface missile can deliver an atomic warhead deep into enemy territory. The Army missile is a solid propellant ballistic missile under development by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency to replace the old reliable Redstone. The missile is named for General of the Armies John J. Pershing, World War I hero. -
U.S. Army Redstone Guided Missile
Front: U. S. Army 'Redstone' Guided Missile
Back: U. S. Army 'Redstone' Guided Missile
Huntsville, Alabama, Home of Army Ballistics Missile Agency. Named after Redstone Arsenal, the Redstone is the Army's largest surface-to-surface guided missile. Capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, this weapon has proven to be very accurate at supersonic speeds. This photo is actual color made by U. S. Army. -
Redstone Missile
Front: Redstone
Back: Redstone Missile. Developed at Huntsville, Alabama's Redstone Arsenal, the Redstone is shown here being readied for launching at Cape Canaveral. -
Space Orientation Center
Back: SPACE ORIENTATION CENTER, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama
Unique, historically significant exhibits vividly portray the development of rocketry and space travel in the free-world missile production center. -
Guided Missile Test Tower with Redstone Missile
Back: GUIDED MISSILE TEST TOWER WITH REDSTONE MISSILE, REDSTONE ARSENAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
This is the largest static firing test stand for rocket motors in the U. S., and possibly in the world. The huge Army facility, costing $12,000,000. towers 145 feet high-as tall as a 15-story building, and is built of reinforced concrete, with walls 48 inches thick. Static testing of a missile consists in 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 it it were actually in flight. -
Bernhard Tessmann, at right, with companions at the Redstone Test Stand.
Tessmann was instrumental in the design and construction of the Redstone Test Stand in the early 1950s. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Bernhard Tessmann, at right, with companions at the Redstone Test Stand.
Tessmann was instrumental in the design and construction of the Redstone Test Stand in the early 1950s. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Bernhard Tessmann, at right, receives congratulations from William R. Lucas.
Tessmann was instrumental in the design and construction of the Redstone Test Stand in the early 1950s. Bill Lucas was the director of Marshall Space Flight Center from 1974 to 1986. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Crowd gathers at the Redstone Test Stand.
The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Group of engineers at the Redstone Test Stand.
The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Group of engineers at the Redstone Test Stand.
Karl Heimburg is seen second from right. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
View of test stands at Redstone Arsenal.
The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Alabama Historic Civil Engineering Landmark plaque at the Redstone Test Stand.
The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
View of a test stand at Redstone Arsenal.
The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Unveiling of the Redstone Test Stand Civil Engineering Landmark plaque.
Marshall Space Flight Center director Bill Lucas is shown at right. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
Group of engineers at the Redstone Test Stand.
The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979. -
William R. Lucas speaks at the Redstone Test Stand landmark ceremony.
Bill Lucas was the director of Marshall Space Flight Center from 1974 to 1986. The Alabama chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded landmark status to the Redstone Test Stand in 1979.