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Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

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Marshall Space Flight Center, Redstone Rocket (Missile) Test Stand, Dodd Road, Huntsville, Madison County, AL

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Significance: The Redstone Interim Test Stand, in use from 1953 to 1961, was developed by Dr. Wernher von Braun and associates to test the Redstone rocket propulsion system. Constructed for $25,000 out of materials salvaged from the Redstone Arsenal, the Interim Test Stand accommodated 362 static tests, including 200 that led directly to improvements in the Redstone rocket for the Mercury manned flight program. Adapted over the years to new rocket developments, the Interim Test Stand never experienced the progressive growth in size and cost that typified test stands in general, remaining a modest but effective testament to the engineering ingenuity of the rocket pioneers.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N182
Survey number: HAER AL-129-A
Building/structure dates: 1952 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1954 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1959 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76000341

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1969 - 1980
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Historic American Engineering Record, creator
von Braun, Wernher
Mercury-Redstone
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
National Aeronautic & Space Administration (NASA)
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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