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]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> NASA - Marshall Photo]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Marshall Space Flight Center]]> George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Back: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S "SATURN" - WORLD'S LARGEST KNOWN ROCKET LAUNCHED FROM CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA ON OCTOBER 27, 1961.]]> N.A.S.A. Photo]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Cape Canaveral]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Space and Rocket Center (Huntsville, Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> One Tranquility Base]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> Back: JUPITER-C. Huntsville, Ala. This missile was developed in Huntsville, Ala. at the Redstone Arsenal, home of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency.]]> Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, NY]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]> Redstone Arsenal (Ala.)]]> Huntsville (Ala.)]]> Madison County (Ala.)]]> 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.]]> en]]> Postcards]]> Redstone Arsenal]]>