LAIRCM Program On Track After Successful Live-fire Missile Tests Tracy Bunko Aeronautical Systems Center Public Affairs. completed tests at the WhiteSands Missile Range Aerial Cable Cappelano said the White Sands tests were http://www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil/HQ-AFMC/PA/news/archive/2002/july/0746-02.htm
Extractions: Aeronautical Systems Center Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFMCNS) Test experts completed live-fire testing on the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system July 8 in White Sands, N.M., putting the program on track to deliver the first laser-protected transport to Air Mobility Command by 2004. The countermeasures system, known as LAIRCM, autonomously detects tracks and jams infrared threat missiles targeting slower-moving cargo aircraft. It successfully completed tests at the White Sands Missile Range Aerial Cable Facility, said Col. Michael Cappelano, LAIRCM program manager. During the tests, missiles were fired at a carrier, holding the LAIRCM system and four heat sources emulating a C-17 during takeoff, he said. Cappelano said the White Sands tests were the key end-to-end system performance tests Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center experts needed to complete their operational LAIRCM assessment. This assessment is a prerequisite for initial system production.
RPSD Tours was assembled. A representative of the Public Affairs Office of theWhite Sands Missile Range will conduct the tour. After the tour http://www.lanl.gov/RPSD2002/tours.shtml
Extractions: Tours Not wanting to sit around the hotel all day with nothing to do? Join us on three special tours we have put together for your enjoyment. A minimum number of participants will be required for each tour. If the tours are cancelled because of lack of participation, a full refund will be given. The maximum number of participants allowed on a tour will be determined by the specific bus capacity. Tours will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Monday, April 15, 2002 A four-hour tour of Santa Fe by bus. This "City Different" tour features important historic areas and museums, the famous Canyon Road area, and other highlights of Santa Fe. Santa Fe's history, architecture, and cultural traditions will make your time here memorable. Your driver-guide will offer tips on what to do and places to see. The tour includes stops at the Wheelwright Museum of the American
Phillips Press Release #95-51 1996, the DCXA will return to White Sands Missile Range for static Phillips LaboratoryPublic Affairs Office Phillips Laboratory Computation Services Division. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/x-33/phillips-95-51.htm
Extractions: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. The DC-X successfully pitched its nose 10 degrees below the horizon at 8,200 feet, rotated 180 degrees and traveled 2,100 feet down range. The experimental single-stage-to-orbit rocket continued to push the limits during its eighth flight test today at 7:02 a.m. MDT at the Army's White Sands Missile Range. The McDonnell Douglas vehicle is managed by the Air Force Phillips Laboratory in support of the NASA reusable launch vehicle program. Flight test support is provided by the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Space and Missile Test and Evaluation Directorate. At the conclusion of the flight, the DC-X was officially turned over to NASA. Lt. Col. Jess Sponable presented a plaque attesting to the turnover to NASA Program Manager Dan Dumbacher. McDonnell Douglas will integrate key advanced technology components into the vehicle under a contract with NASA. The upgraded vehicle will be called the DC-XA. In early 1996, the DC-XA will return to White Sands Missile Range for static hot fire and flight tests that could began as early as mid-1996. Phillips Laboratory will act as NASA's Deputy for Flight Test and Operations, managing the final DC-XA flight tests.
Koen Geukens - American Space Travel Images NASA Headquarters Public Affairs Newsroom Today@NASA OSTP White House Officeof Science National Space Transportation Policy White Sands Missile Range. http://www.vvs.be/wg/ruimtevaart/koen01.htm
Marshall Space Flight Center News Release 96-034 (5-8-00) The mailing address is Public Affairs Office, Building 122, White Sands MissileRange, NM, 88002. The Office facsimile machine number is 505/6787174. http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/news/news/releases/1996/96-034.html
Project Gutenberg Author Record Project Gutenberg Author record. White Sands Missile Range Public AffairsOffice. Titles. Trinity Site 19451995. A National Historic http://www.ibiblio.org/gutenberg/authors/white_sands_missile_range.html
DefenseLINK News: Desert Competition Recalls Infamous 'Death' March Or visit the White Sands Missile Range web site at www.wsmr.army.mil. The publicaffairs Office also would like to hear from people who want to march in honor http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Nov1997/n11131997_9711134.html
Trinity Site For more information, contact the White Sands Missile Range PublicAffairs Office at (505) 6781134/1700. How to Get There. Trinity http://www.atomictourist.com/trinity.htm
Extractions: TRINITY SITE Trinity Site is where the first atomic bomb was tested at 5:29:45 a.m. Mountain War Time on July 16, 1945. The 19 kiloton explosion not only led to a quick end to the war in the Pacific but also ushered the world into the atomic age. All life on Earth has been touched by the event which took place here. The 51,500-acre area was declared a national historic landmark in 1975. Included on the Trinity Site tour is Ground Zero where the atomic bomb was placed on a 100-foot steel tower. A small monument now marks the spot. Visitors also see the McDonald ranch house where the world's first plutonium core for a bomb was assembled. The missile range provides historical photographs and a Fat Man bomb casing for display. There are no ceremonies or speakers. Trinity Site is open to the public twice a yearon the first Saturday in April and October. Portable toilet facilities are available on site. Hot dogs and sodas are sold at the parking lot. Cameras are allowed at Trinity Site, but their use is strictly prohibited anywhere else on White Sands Missile Range. In deciding whether to visit ground zero at Trinity Site, the following information may prove helpful to you.
Online Journal Of Army Test And Evaluation Command contact Phil Washburn, ATEC Public Affairs Officer, at Trinity Site Open House WhiteSands Missile Range hosted an the name of the government Office which will http://www.atec.army.mil/injune/
Extractions: Path: geraldo.cc.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!Germany.EU.net!wizard.pn.com!brighton.openmarket.com!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!dont-send-mail-to-path-lines From: baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) Newsgroups: sci.space.news Subject: Clipper Graham Flight #4 Scheduled for July 12 Followup-To: sci.space.policy Date: 10 Jul 1996 14:20:24 -0700 Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Lines: 69 Sender: daemon@news.arc.nasa.gov Approved: sci-space-news@ames.arc.nasa.gov Distribution: world Message-ID:
Trinity Atomic Test -- July 16, 1945 The photos presented here are provided through the courtesy of the US Army WhiteSands Missile Range Public Affairs Office and the Los Alamos National http://nuketesting.enviroweb.org/trinity/tr_test.html
Extractions: July 16, 1945 Trinity Atomic Home Trinity Site -> Trinity Test, 1945 Quotes Documents Videos Photographs and Maps The effects could well be called unprecedented, magnificent, beautiful, stupendous and terrifying. No man-made phenomenon of such tremendous power had ever occurred before. General Thomas Farrell, Deputy to Gen. Leslie Groves I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds. Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, Director of Los Alamos Now we are all sons-of-bitches. Dr. Kenneth Bainbridge, Director of Trinity Test This press release gives a dramatic account of the events surrounding the Trinity Atomic Test. Statements from Gen. Leslie Groves and Gen. Thomas Farrell are included. An ASCII version is also available.
Bataan Memorial Death March Goes April 1 mil. For general information about the march, call the White SandsMissile Range Public Affairs Office, (505) 6781134. Questions http://www.dtic.mil/armylink/news/Nov2000/a20001101bataanreg01.html
Extractions: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (Army News Service, Nov. 1, 2000) The 2001 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., will be conducted on April 1. This is the 13th year for the popular memorial march which recognizes the sacrifices made by thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members overwhelmed by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Since its inception, the memorial march has grown from about 100 participants to more than 3,000. The 26.2-mile march starts on the missile range main post, crosses hilly terrain, winds around a small mountain and returns to the finish line through sandy desert trails and washes. The elevation varies from about 4,100 to 5,300 feet. While marathon length, the memorial march is not a sanctioned marathon. The event is open to military (active-duty, Reserve, National Guard, ROTC, JROTC or retired military) and civilian teams and individuals in either heavy or light divisions. Military personnel marching in any military category must wear full field gear. Civilian marchers in any category should wear appropriate attire for a road march through desert terrain. All marchers entered in heavy division categories must also carry a 35-pound rucksack. New team rules have been instituted for the 2001 march. Teams must consist of five people. All five marchers must cross the finish line together. Team categories are male light, male military light, male military heavy, female light, female military light, female military heavy, coed military light, coed military heavy, coed light, National Guard light, National Guard heavy, ROTC light, ROTC heavy and JROTC light.
Phillips Press Release #95-52 In 1996, the DCX will be returned to White Sands. Missile Range in January as theDC-XA, and a new Space and Missile Systems Center, Space and Missile Test and http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/x-33/phillips-95-52.htm
Extractions: WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., July 7, 1995 The Delta Clipper Experimental launch vehicle's (DC-X) successful completion of an aggressive series of flight tests this week builds on it's successes by beginning the next phase of a program in which it will receive advanced technology components. Light weight, high strength materials will be used in DC-XA's new liquid oxygen tank fabricated from aluminum lithium and liquid hydrogen tank constructed from graphite composite. These components will be integrated into the McDonnell Douglas-built reusable rocket and Huntington Beach, Calif. In 1996, the DC-X will be returned to White Sands Missile Range in January as the DC-XA, and a new series of flight tests will resume in April under a series of agreements awarded by NASA. The tests will continue to demonstrate the feasibility of a reusable rocket which has aircraft-like operability and maintainability. The Delta Clipper has demonstrated fast turnaround by being readied for flight in seven days. In addition, the reusable launch vehicle's engines were test fired twice within eight hours.
3,000 Expected At 2000 Bataan Memorial March 3374. For general information about the march call the White SandsMissile Range Public Affairs Office at (505) 6781134. Questions http://www.af.mil/news/Oct1999/n19991015_991908.html
Extractions: Released: 15 Oct 1999 WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (AFPN) March planners urge participants to begin preparing now for the Bataan Memorial Death March, to be conducted at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., April 16. Th is is the 12th year for the popular memorial march which recognizes the sacrifices made by thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members overwhelmed by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Since its inception the memorial march has grown from about 100 participants to more than 2,400. At least 3,000 marchers are expected for the 2000 event. "The Bataan Memorial March is one way we can make sure the history of the U.S. military doesn't fade into the background. It is a unique tribute to a group of soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice," said Bataan Memorial Death March Project Officer Army Capt. Paul Zeps. As a sports event, Zeps says the march is "just about as challenging as they come, especially in today's realm of extreme sports." He stresses that advanced preparation is a must. "You've got to be in shape and train before attempting this march. It's particularly important if you're not acclimated to New Mexico's high desert environment." The march starts on the missile range main post, crosses hilly terrain, winds around a small mountain and returns to the finish line through sandy desert trails and washes. The elevation varies from about 4,100 to 5,300 feet. This year, the course will be extended from 25 to 26.2 miles. While now marathon length, the memorial march is not a sanctioned marathon.
Regional: DOD Military Installations Wood Attn Community Services Office Ft Leonard Albuquerque, NM, 87117, 43881, PublicAffairs Div 2000 NM004, White Sands Missile Range, Army, White Sands, NM, 88002, http://www.wes.army.mil/el/ccspt/dodmap/miltx.html
Extractions: Local Government State Government Military Financial Local Taxes State Taxes Transportation ... Internet Providers UNITED STATES MILITARY The City of Alamogordo is closely linked to Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range. The two bases represent a combined military civilian annual payroll of more than $200 million and an economic impact of more than $450 million to the local economy. White Sands Missile Range, located west of White Sands National Monument 47 miles from Alamogordo, is the premier test range in the world. The Army installation range is committed to testing for government agencies, the Department of Defense and both private entities and foreign countries. The Range covers two million acres (3200 square miles). The Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), Patriot, Army Tactical Missile System and the Theater High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) are tested at the range on a regular basis. Also located on the Range is Trinity Site, where the world's first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945. McDonald ranch house, where the plutonium core was assembled, remains at the site. Trinity Site is open for public viewing on the first Saturday in April and the first Saturday in October. Holloman Air Force Base - http://www.holloman.af.mil/
Bataan2000 (Editor's note This article courtesy of the White Sands Missile Range PublicAffairs Office.). Link to original news item Bataan Memorial March. http://ojc.org/NL/jan2000/bataan2000.html
Extractions: Sent in by Veterans News and Information Services WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 12, 2000) Registration/information brochures are available for the Bataan Memorial Death March to be conducted at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., April 16, 2000. This is the 12th year for the popular memorial march which recognizes the sacrifices made by thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members overwhelmed by the Japanese in the Philippine Islands during World War II. Since its inception, the memorial march has grown from about 100 participants to more than 2,400. At least 3,000 marchers are expected for the 2000 event. As a sports event, the march is "just about as challenging as they come, especially in today's realm of extreme sports," says Capt. Paul Zeps, a member of the Bataan Memorial Death March Project Office. He stresses that advanced preparation is a must. "You've got to be in shape and train before attempting this march. It's particularly important if you're not acclimated to New Mexico's high desert environment." The march starts on the missile range main post, crosses hilly terrain, winds around a small mountain and returns to the finish line through sandy desert trails and washes. The elevation varies from about 4,100 to 5,300 feet. This year, the course will be extended from 25 to 26.2 miles. While now marathon length, the memorial march is not a sanctioned marathon.
