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Redstone Test Stand is a structure at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama that is significant for its role in rocket development. It is 75 feet tall.[3]
This steel frame structure was built in 1953 and is the oldest static firing facility at the Marshall Space Flight Center. It was important in the development of the Jupiter-C and Mercury/Redstone vehicles that launched the first U.S. satellite and the first U.S. manned spaceflight.[1]
It was declared an Alabama Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1979.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[1][3]
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- ^ a b c Redstone Test Stand. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ a b c Butowsky, Harry A. (May 15, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Redstone Test Stand / Interim Test StandPDF (544 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 7 photos, from 1960, 1961, 1984 and undated.PDF (836 KiB)
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