White Sands V-2 Launching Site

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/White_Sands_V-2_Launching_Site
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces May 10, 1995
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Operation_Paperclip
gptkb:Wernher_von_Braun
gptkb:German_V-2_rocket_technology
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county Doña Ana County
gptkbp:date_closed 1952
gptkbp:establishedIn 1946
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label White Sands V-2 Launching Site
gptkbp:location gptkb:White_Sands_Missile_Range
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 95000486
gptkbp:number_of_V-2_launches 67
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:White_Sands_Proving_Ground
gptkbp:significance early American space and missile program
first large-scale rocket testing in the U.S.
gptkbp:state gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:structureType gptkb:castle
musical composition
support buildings
gptkbp:usedFor V-2 rocket launches
missile development
aeronautics research
upper atmosphere research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:White_Sands_Missile_Range_Historic_District
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6