Guided Missile Test Tower, Redstone Missile, U.S. Army

Name: Guided Missile Test Tower, Redstone Missile, U.S. Army Huntsville, AL Postcard
SKU: 1158684
Price: 14.95 USD
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Guided Missile Test Tower, Redstone Missile, U.S. Army Huntsville Alabama

Original Vintage Card

Price: $14.95

Stock #:

1158684

Type:

Postcard

Era:

Chrome

City:

Huntsville

State:

Alabama (AL)

County:

Madison

Publisher:

Curt Teich & Co.

Anderson News Co.

Postmark:

1962 Aug-23

Postmark City:

Huntsville

Postmark State:

Stamp:

4c Lincoln

Size:

3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

Recipient Address:

Mrs. J. F. Gannon
805 Jackson St.
Santa Clara, CA

Additional Details:

This is the largest static firing test stand for rocket motors in the U. S., and possibly in the world. The huge Army facility, cost $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 if it were actually in flight.

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