Edward Abbey industry that thrives, subsidized by the American taxpayer, on Public lands the USGovernment over his ranch, which is located on the White Sands Missile Range. http://web.nmsu.edu/~tomlynch/swlit.abbey.html
Extractions: By Sandra Yost Edward Abbey was born in 1927 in the Appalachian area of Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of five children born to a family of Scotch-German descent. His anti-capitalist father was a trapper and logger with Marxist leanings; his religious mother was a school teacher. As a child he wrote his own comic books but did not pass journalism in high school. Abbey graduated in 1945 from high school, where he was a top student. Thinking he would be drafted into the army, he decided to tour the country first. At age 17 he hitchhiked west. From 1943-1947 he served in the army. The day he completed basic training in Alabama, the Japanese surrendered. The rest of his hitch was spent in Naples, Italy as a motorcycle MP. When he returned to the States in 1947, Abbey entered the University of New Mexico; this is where he became interested in writing and served as editor for the student literary magazine, "The Thunderbird." He ultimately took his MA in Philosophy from there. He resided in the Southwest from 1947 until his death. Home to him was Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevadathe whole Southwest. Although he preferred country life, Abbey still wanted to live within 50 or 60 miles of a city. Writing was a passion for Abbey. It was not a career; it was his life. It was said that "he was neither left wing nor right wing, nor was he an outlaw. He wrote against the grain, always choosing the path of greatest resistance" (Bishop, 2). Abbey did jail time for reckless driving and public drunkenness, as did many of his characters, and there is violence in most of his books. When asked about this he replied, "As for violence, I'm against it for I am a practical coward." He believed the modern world contains violence as a part of it but that few things are worth killing for.
Honest John classified obsolete. Borrowed from the Public Affairs Office White SandsMissile Range and the Redstone Arsenal Historical Information. http://www.jcrocket.com/honestjohn.shtml
Extractions: I wanted to try out Public Enemy's rocket kits after I got their catalog at a ROC launch. I like sport-scale rockets so I ordered the Honest John and SA-14 Archer kits. Public Enemy makes larger versions of both rockets, but I wanted the smaller ones so I could launch them at LUNAR ("H" motor maximum). Both kits use 38mm motor mounts. The rocket flew for the first time at Balls 98 (August 1st) and did beautifully on a small I motor. The second time, I flew it on a , making for a much more spectacular flight. The Honest John on its maiden flight at Balls 98: I flew this rocket again at the October 10 ROC launch. With encouragement from Public Enemy's Roy, I decided to launch it in a J350 this time. This motor is so long, it doesn't leave much room for the parachute, but we managed to pack everything in. (Thank goodness I was using a parachute protector.) This rocket was just gone! (For reference, the shots below were 1/8 of a second apart.) At MudRock '99, it rained the week before the launch, so we weren't able to get out on the playa on Saturday (the first day of the launch, June 5th). We were able to use the gravel quarry, but the recovery area was small and people stuck to smaller stuff. I had meant to fly my
EMRR's Review: Public Enemy - Honest John obsolete. Borrowed from the Public Affairs Office White Sands MissileRange and the Redstone Arsenal Historical Information. The http://www.rocketreviews.com/cgi-bin/rvwbuild/rvwbuild.cgi?pe_honest_john.html
Web Address Change Einstein, Albert Einstein's Letter to President Roosevelt, 1939 (PublicAffairs Office, White Sands Missile Range); A Brief Introductory http://www.louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/govpubs/subjects/scitech/einstein.html
AFCE_34 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in and Aeronauti cal Systems Center PublicAffairs articles.) Civil April 14 at White Sands Missile Range, NM, to http://www.afcesa.af.mil/Publications/CEMag/Summer_02/CSS/AFCE_34.htm
Extractions: SUMMER 2002 Congratulations to all on their dedication and achievement. 2002 Major-Selects Matthew W. Allinson David J. Anason John P. Baker Andrew J. Bates Theodore B. Bloomer Eric J. Bollinger Patrick R. Breaux Christopher W. Burelli David B. Chisenhall Jr. James F. Downs Erik S. Fegenbush Michael A. Geer Arthur L. Gepner Jr. James C. Greene Monte S. Harner Rodney C. Harris James P. Hickman Dean T. Hitchcock Craig P. Johnson Laura M. Johnson David M. Jurk James K. Kossler Charles D. Kuhl Grant E. Lang Billy J. Lawson Jr. Byron K. Love Mark W. Madaus Richard S. Mathews Scott B. Matthews Alberto Mezarina Karla K. Mika Steven W. Moore Ana M. Morrongiello Charles D. Perham George E. Petty Christopher L. Pewterbaugh Ronald L. Pieri Dwayne M. Robison Mark A. Russo David C. Scharf Derek M. Scott Ronald B. Shankland Jr. Francisco O. Simas Douglas H. Swift Edward D. Treanor V. Eric S. Turner John R. Underhill Todd S. Waldvogel Keith A. Welch David P. Wilder Walter K. Yazzie White House Closing the Circle Awards. The 66th Civil Engineer Squadron Environmental Flight, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, won for its environmental preferability
Extractions: Army News Service The 2001 Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., will be conducted 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. S ince its inception, the memorial march has grown from about 100 participants to more than 3,000.
JSC Digital Image Collection - S63-15227 JOE II LAUNCH VEHICLE NEW MEXICO TESTING UNMANNED SPACECRAFT White Sands MISSILERANGE images, please contact JSC Office of Public Affairs External Affairs http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/images/pao/APOLL_OV/10074667.htm
Extractions: Press Release Images NASA Photo ID: S63-15227 File Name: 10074667.jpg Film Type: 4x5 Date Taken: 08/28/63 Title: Little Joe II liftoff from launch area #3 at White Sands Description: Little Joe II liftoff from the Apollo Little Joe II launch area #3 at White Sands Missile Range, White Sands, New Mexico. Subject terms: LAUNCHING PADS LAUNCHING SITES LIFTOFF (LAUNCHING) LITTLE JOE II LAUNCH VEHICLE NEW MEXICO TESTING UNMANNED SPACECRAFT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NASA Home Page JSC Home Page Back to Digital Image Collection Home Page
Extractions: [ 205-842-0558 - Ms Trousdale] The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the US Army announced today that the Theater High Altitude Area Defense [THAAD] system conducted a successful test of the THAAD Radar at the Kwajalein Missile Range in the South Pacific. The Radar System Test, or RST, was a data collection test on a theater ballistic missile representative target involving the THAAD Radar as primary sensor. The RST was a non-intercept test and the other non-radar elements of the THAAD system; BM/C3I, launcher and interceptor were not present. This test used the new THAAD User Operational Evaluation System [UOES] radar. The UOES radar uses the same X-band technology as the Demonstration/Validation [Dem/Val] radar being used in the THAAD intercept flight tests at White Sands Missile Range, but has significantly greater capability. The primary difference between the Dem/Val and UOES radars is the UOES antenna unit has a fully populated transmit/receive module array. The UOES radar also utilized software with enhanced capabilities. This radar when combined with the other THAAD elements represents the THAAD UOES. The test was conducted over KMR and the broad open ocean under controlled conditions. The TCMP target developed by the US Army Space and Strategic Defense Command was launched from Wake Island into KMR. The ballistic missile target consisted of a single stage Castor IV-B motor, an interstage housing a fly-along sensor package suite [ejected during flight to collect data close up], and a modified re-entry vehicle. The target is designed to generate multiple objects to stress the radar's discrimination functions. The THAAD UOES radar detected, tracked and stored the mission data from Roi-Namur Island located in the KMR.
New Major Command Laser Systems Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, NM; and the and developinga longRange space research the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command http://www.smdc.army.mil/PubAff/97_98Press/NewName.html
Extractions: October 1, 1997 U.S. Army has a new Major Command On Oct. 1, 1997, the Army created its newest major command the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC). The U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, formerly a field operating agency of the Army Chief of Staff, was redesignated to reflect its added responsibilities and missions. Building on 40 years of achievement and progress in the space and missile defense arena, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command is ready to continue to support these crucial missions in the 21st century, according to Lt. Gen. Edward G. Anderson III, USASMDC’s commanding general. "With the changes we’ve made," said Anderson, "I’m confident the command will give our most important asset, the joint ground warfighter, the support needed to remain the decisive edge on future battlefields." For further information, please contact the
Extractions: Land Managers Adapt to Changes as Stryker Vehicle Begins to Roll White Sands Missile Range Aids New Mexico in Re-establishment of Desert Bighorn Sheep Fort Campbell Hazardous Materials Management Supports Enduring Freedom Unit Deployment Fort Carson Opens Green Training Facility ... HSMS Newsletters Regional
Extractions: For more information dial (505) 678-1134 or -1700. White Sands Missile Range at a Glance Major Directorates Tenants White Sands Missile Range is a multi-service test range whose main function is. the support of missile development and test programs for the Army, Navy, Air Force, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), other government agencies and private industry. The White Sands range is under operational control of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. TECOM is the Army's test laboratory for planning and conducting engineering and service tests of all materials from missiles to rifles, tanks to trucks, clothing to radios, and from aviation to fire control equipment. The missile range is in the Tularosa Basin of south-central New Mexico. The range boundaries extend almost 100 miles north and south and 40 miles east to west. At 3,200 square miles the range is the largest military installation in the country and could easily encampass the states of Delaware and Rhode Island. The headquarters area is 20 miles east of Las Cruces, New Mexico, and 45 miles north of El Paso, Texas. Before World War II the land in the missile range was used for grazing by cattle and goat ranchers. Prospectors hunted for a variety of minerals in the mountain ranges on White Sands and same small-scale mining was conducted. Earlier, as the Spanish colonized the area, immigrants gathered salt in the Tularosa Basin lakebeds. And for centuries native Americans roamed the basin and mountains.
Extractions: FAX (512) 471-5812 WHAT: Aerospace engineering students at The University of Texas have designed a new type of research balloon and students from Fredericksburg High School are preparing to deploy it, launching their own rocket at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. They will meet on the UT Austin campus with experts from NASA and private industry, who will review equipment designed for the launch. WHEN: 1 p.m. Thursday (July 27) WHERE: UT Austin's Engineering Teaching Center 5.148. The building is located on the northwest corner of 26th and San Jacinto streets. (Maps of UT Austin can be obtained at http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main BACKGROUND: In August, aerospace engineering students from The University of Texas at Austin and aeroscience students from Fredericksburg High School are planning to send a rocket 100,000 feet high above the New Mexican desert at the White Sands Missile Range, launching a high-altitude balloon that will carry a video camera and potentially setting a new record in the world of high school rocket science. The equipment will be reviewed by experts from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., Winzen Engineering in San Antonio, Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and Thiokol Propulsion from Huntsville, Ala. The high school students are enrolled in the innovative Principles of Technology aeroscience class at Fredericksburg High School. The high school students designed and built the rocket and the UT engineering students designed and constructed the balloon, aiming at a type of balloon that could potentially be used for such tasks as terrestrial telecommunications and future exploration of Mars.
