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To: John S Mosby; SunkenCiv

Up and down rocket flights over top of the New Mexico bombing ranges for several years. Then they got the designs and guidance and motors so reliable the rockets could actually exceed the range length.

Hence the moves to Cape Canaveral, Vanderbilt, and the VACapes Wallop ranges in the early 50s. (VACapes was closer to the Langley Test Center, hence its popularity.)


17 posted on 11/08/2025 4:30:21 PM PST by Robert A Cook PE
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To: Robert A Cook PE

Vanderbilt?


19 posted on 11/08/2025 5:00:39 PM PST by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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