White Sands Missile Range was established in 1945, and was the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test. The range has seen at least 42,000 missile and rocket launches over the past 75 years.

Last year:White Sands Missile Range marks 75th anniversary However, civilians who were caught in the roadblock on U.S. Highway 70, five miles east of San Augustin Pass, said they saw the V-2 lift ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (June 30, 2022) - Students from the Colonel Alvin Drew Space Academy organized by the General Lloyd 'Fig' Newton Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., visited White Sands ...

The thunder of a solid rocket booster hurtling a scientific payload to the edge of space shook the sides of buildings on White Sands Missile Range Friday. The sounding rocket carried the first space t ...

July 9, 1945 is the traditional date marking the establishment of White Sands Missile Range — called White Sands Proving Ground until 1958. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

At White Sands Missile Range – the birthplace of America’s rocket program, playing a significant role in our nation’s history, and continuing to be a significant military installation today ...

1949: The first U.S. rocket to reach what can be regarded as “outer space” is launched from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The rocket, a modified German V-2 ballistic missile ...

The V-2 rocket launched from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It carried a 35-millimeter motion picture camera that captured a new frame every second and a half.

Serena Tramm, a Ph.D. student from Palos Verdes, Calif., and Mike Ortiz, a master’s student from Flagstaff, Ariz., are pursuing their studies in astrophysics and have been working alongside Michael ...

The White Sands Missile Park includes everything from the early days of rocket and missile research along with the modern Pershing II and Patriot. There are more than 50 items on display. Terry ...