White Sands Launch Complex 33
1946 to the 1970s
Site Details
- Country: United States
- Operator: US Army
- Type: Historical
Overview
The launch complex at White Sands where the US Army fired captured German V-2 rockets from 1946, including the October 1946 flight that returned the first photographs of Earth from space. Its blockhouse and gantry are preserved as a National Historic Landmark.
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