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WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE
White Sands Missile Range
Past, Present and Future
White Sands Missile Range Commander
Brigadier General Gwen Bingham
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You’ve got to be kidding?!?
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WSMR at a Glance
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Our Heritage V2 Rocket at White Sands – 1945-1951
Blockhouse interior
“They (the big missiles) are transportation systems,
which can transport passengers or cargo across the
depth of outer space equally as well as… points on
earth. Just as sailing vessel provided the means for
Marco Polo or Columbus, so too the rocket will
become the vehicle of interplanetary exploration.”
Dr. Wernher von Braun
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Space Heritage
Delta Clipper
July 7, 1996
STS-3, March 30, 1982
STS-3 (Columbia)
March 30, 1982
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Space Heritage
NASA Crew Exploration
Vehicle
May 6, 2010
Terrier Black Brant – U.S. Navy
Hundreds of research rockets since the
1960s. Program continues today.
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WSMR
Ft. Bliss
A National Treasure
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Commercial air traffic routes around WSMR
FAA Command and Controlled Airspace
Other Air Space
WSMR Air Space
FAA Certified Air Traffic Control Center
at WSMR
Multiple agencies:
49 FW
ABQ Center
Ft Bliss
WSMR
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Holloman AFB
Alamogordo
Socorro
Stallion
Range Camp
Las Cruces
El Paso WSMR Unique Facilities
Condron Airstrip
FOUO
Space Harbor/
Shuttle
Only Naval Integrated Fire
Control – Counter Air
Test Network and Facilities
Only Large Scale Radar Cross
Section Test Facilities Only Large
Acoustic Range
Complex in DoD
Only Large Explosive
Rated Temperature
Test Facilities
Only Nuclear Effect
Test Facilities in DoD Army Unique Electromagnetic
Test Facilities
Unique Targets (F-4, ballistic
missile, etc)
Unique Directed
Energy Facilities
DoD Location For
High Power Microwave
Sensors And Sources
World Fastest
High Speed Sled
Track
Only SM RDT&E
Missile Assemble
Facilities
Only LLS-1
Desert Ship
Only Cave
Complex For
Mountain
Type
Unique Threat
Representative
Bunkers
Unique
Buildings Only High
Altitude Laser
Testing Facilities
Aerial Cable
Facility
Unique 26
Mile Test
Track
Facility
Unique Air
Space
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Spaceport America The future of “Birthplace of America’s
Missile and Space Activity” is held in all of
our hands.
• Memo of Understanding signed in 2010
and an updated version will be signed in
early 2013.
• WSMR works cooperatively with
Spaceport America to promote success
of both our missions.
• Military members departing the
Services offer uniquely-trained potential
workforce for space industry.
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White Sands Missile Range … Future
• What I want to leave you with …
– Premier Range of choice
– Not just missiles
– Postured to enable success for future missions
• WSMR … “Bang for the Buck!”
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