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White Sands Test Facility (NASA)


Name: White Sands Test Facility (NASA)
Category: Research and Development
Archive ID#: NM3136
 
Description: NASA rocket and propulsions R&D lab, and field test facility. Used primarily for large scale and hazardous testing. Located on 94 square miles within the 4,000 square mile White Sands Missile Range, it is considered a component of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This is one of the few NASA facilities which is not accessible to the public. Over 500 people are employed here.
Location: 12 miles E of Las Cruces
(POINT(-106.61029815674 32.510775064352))
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Address: Las Cruces NM, 88002
Links: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/home/index.html
LCS: Aerospace R&D, R&D, Training / Testing / Bombing Range
tag: Weapons
   
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