Propulsion and Structural Test Facility
- Propulsion and Structural Test Facility
Infobox_nrhp | name =Propulsion and Structural Test Facility
nrhp_type =nhl
caption = Propulsion and Structural Test Facility at the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center.
location= Huntsville, Alabama
lat_degrees = 34
lat_minutes = 37
lat_seconds = 31.5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 86
long_minutes = 39
long_seconds = 30.8
long_direction = W
locmapin = Alabama
area =
built =1957
architect= U.S. Army
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= October 03, 1985[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1921&ResourceType=Structure]
title=Propulsion and Structural Test Facility |accessdate=2007-10-13|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 03, 1985[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION
refnum=85002804
Propulsion and Structural Test Facility is a facility of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It was the site where the first single stage rockets with multiple engines were tested.
This site was built in 1957 by the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and was the primary center responsible for the development of large vehicles and rocket propulsion systems. The Saturn Family of launch vehicles was developed here under the direction of Wernher von Braun. The Saturn V remains the most powerful launch vehicle ever brought to operational status, from a height, weight and payload standpoint.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/85002804.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Propulsion and Structural Test Facility / Solid Motor Structural Test Facility] |412 KB|date=May 15, 1984 |first=Harry A. |last=Butowsky |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/85002804.pdf Accompanying 8 photos, from 1971, 1982, and 1984.] |2.09 MB] ]ee also
*List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
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External links
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/aviation/ Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]
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