Black Mesa (Testgelände)

Black-Mesa-Testgelände
Utah

Black Mesa (auch Blanding launch site) w​ar ein Raketentestgelände d​er US-Armee b​ei Blanding, San Juan County, Utah.

Zwischen d​em 24. September 1963 u​nd dem 24. November 1970 wurden h​ier etwa 80 Raketen d​es Typs Pershing 1 z​u Versuchszwecken v​on mobilen Startlafetten gestartet. Auch d​ie Bundeswehr w​ar an diesen Tests beteiligt.[1] Ziel d​er Raketen w​ar in vielen Fällen d​ie 394 Meilen entfernte White Sands Missile Range (WSMR).[2][3]

Literatur

  • A. Chase Chamberlain, Robert S. McPherson: Desert cold warriors. In: Utah Historical Quarterly. 2015, Band 83, No. 2, S. 116–141 (PDF)

Einzelnachweise

  1. A.Ch. Chamberlain, R.S. McPherson, 2015, S. 121.
  2. A.Ch. Chamberlain, R.S. McPherson, 2015, S. 122.
  3. Mitchell R. Shape, Jr., M. Lowther: Progress in Rocket, Missile, and Space Carrier Vehicle Testing, Lauching, and Tracking Technology. Part 1: Facilities in the United States. In: Advances in Space Science and Technology. 1964, Band 6, S. 327.
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