Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> U.S. Army Photo]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> Color by U. S. Army]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> Color by Hub Gardner]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Color by NASA]]> en]]> Postcards]]> One Tranquility Base]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> One Tranquility Base]]> Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Color by Jack Moss]]> en]]> Postcards]]> One Tranquility Base]]> Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> One Tranquility Base]]> Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Bob Gathany Photographer, Huntsville, AL.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> One Tranquility Base]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Site of the nation's largest ordnance, rocket, and guided missile research.]]> Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack. NY.
Ektachrome]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> U.S. Army Photo]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Kennedy Space Center]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> NASA - Marshall Photo]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Marshall Space Flight Center Saturn 1 C Static Test Facility]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]>