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Antiaircraft and Guided Missile Center the remnants of the Antiaircraft Artillery School, the Antiaircraft Replacement Training Center, Army Ground Forces Board No. 4, 1st AAA Guided Missile Battalion, the 1852nd Area
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shows almost instantly the positions of aircraft thousands of miles away… Traces made by the planes being tracked are scribed on a coated slide by a moving stylus. … The slide plot measures only one inch square, yet overall error of the projected display is said to be about one part in 1,000. …
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Westward Airways ceased operations; general aviation, New Mexico Army National Guard (4 UH-72 Lakota Helicopters), private charters and CAP, among others, still use the airport. Regularly scheduled commercial flights are also available at the
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three officers and fifty-five enlisted men...worked closely with the German rocket scientists who were located in a six-acre ordnance area on the north side of the Fort Bliss cantonment. to provide the manpower to build the missiles and erect them on test
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offers tours and exhibits including a V-2 rocket returned in May 2004 after restoration. The White Sands
Missile Range Hall of Fame inducts members such as the first range commander, Colonel Harold Turner (1945–1947), in 1980. A
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conducted their first launch: the "TF-1" V-2 rocket. (Broomstick
Sweepings publication ended after a 22 January 1952 general order transferred "1st Ord. GMS Bn." soldiers to Detachment No. 1, Station Complement.)
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Service Unit, and remaining antiaircraft units, including three automatic weapons battalions and one gun battalion placed in the Army
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launched an Athena sounding rocket, equipped with re-entry vehicle V-123-D, from the
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1966:"National Register Information System – Trinity Site (#66000493)"
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Conduct of Redstone Annual Service Practice at White Sands Missile Range New Mexico
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site construction at the planned Launch Complex 38 began near an airstrip.
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just inside the "El Paso gate" on the south is outside of the Post Area.
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used for a V-2 static test firing on 15 March 1946, and for the first US
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History of Strategic and Ballistic Missile Defense: Volume II: 1956-1972
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Egermeier, Robert P. (September 2001). "Former "Broomstick Scientist"".
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was assigned to Holloman Air Force Base (disposed on 30 September 1960).
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Rubenson, David; Robert Everson; Jorge Munoz; Robert Weissler (1998).
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GPS Coordinates for obelisk (exact GZ) = N33.40.636 W106.28.525
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of the plutonium bomb, the first nuclear weapon tested in the world.
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provides access from U.S. Highway 380 to the north end of WSMR near
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was assigned to the air force base (disposed on 30 September 1960).
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2257:(revised ed.). New York: The Viking Press. pp. 246, 253.
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landed on the Northrop Strip at WSMR as the conclusion to mission
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military testing area and firing range located in the US state of
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unit gained "control of support airfield, Condron Field…from
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Blazing skies: Air Defense Artillery on Fort Bliss, 1940-2009
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Blazing skies: Air Defense Artillery on Fort Bliss, 1940-2009
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2603:. Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 62.
2270:"Von Karman, Malina laid the groundwork for the future JPL"
1777:"STS-3 Columbia Lands at the White Sands Missile Range, NM"
1603:. Army Ballistic Missile Agency. April 1961. Archived from
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operates White Sands School on the missile range property.
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drones based at Holloman Air Force Base began operating as
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3152:"NASA Building Test Pad at White Sands for New Spacecraft"
2535:"A Brief History of White Sands Proving Grounds 1941-1965"
2120:"A Brief History of White Sands Proving Ground, 1941-1965"
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Integration of the Holloman-White Sands Ranges, 1947-1952
1871:"A Brief History of White Sands Proving Ground 1941–1965"
1736:"Remember the time we bombed Mexico with German rockets?"
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environments. Other operations on WSMR land include the
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3130:"White Sands Missile Range AIAA Historic Aerospace Site"
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Buildings and structures in Doña Ana County, New Mexico
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2668:. Federal Register (Report). 27 May 1952. p. 4822
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AN/FPS-16(AX) Radar Modeling and Computer Simulation
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McGregor Renewal and the Current Air Defense Mission
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For the geography and ecology of the WSMR area, see
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2074:. White Sands Missile Range Museum. 28 January 2021
1527:"Chapter Four: Global War at White Sands 1940–1945"
1484:, desert where White Sands Missile Range is located
1085:1951-08-22: Broomstick Scientists in a unit of the
1078:1951-07: The AGMTB became a sub-base of Florida's
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319:test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in
4737:Historic American Engineering Record in New Mexico
2567:"History of Holloman Air Force Base Space Biology"
345:founded in the 1930s is located within the range.
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3249:#1 Viking St White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002
879:location for the final assembly of the prototype
42:New Mexico Joint Guided Missile Test Range (1947)
4747:Research installations of the United States Army
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4250:Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)
3294:White Sands Missile Range, V-2 Rocket Facilities
3132:. the Historical Marker Database. 6 October 2019
1060:from WSPG to Holloman's Air Development Center.)
770:tests with Launch Control Building now used for
1109:(Launch Complex 35) was built to test the Navy
782:Directed Energy Directorate, and the 1963 NASA
4364:Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
3196:"Orion Pad Abort 1 Test a Spectacular Success"
2914:. The American Presidency Project. 5 June 1963
2700:"W S P G Military Units Have New Designations"
2509:White Sands History – Fact Sheets and Articles
1361:1983 thru 30 September 1993 - WSMR hosted the
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1876:. New Mexico State University. Archived from
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681:conducted on 16 July 1945, was designated a
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2962:. Wilmington News-Journal. 27 November 1963
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2040:"Welcome to WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE WSMR"
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2601:Vengeance Weapon 2: The V-2 Guided Missile
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2366:Upper Air Rocket Summary: V-2 Number 4
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1990:"White Sands Missile Range Fact Sheet"
1902:Greenwood, Richard (14 January 1975).
1833:"U.S. Army Fort Bliss Training Center"
1622:"Leadership White Sands Missile Range"
1365:collection, the largest collection of
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2818:Site Plan: Nike Zeus Facilities ALA 5
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3034:"Public Law 90-110-October 21, 1967"
2982:"Part I. History of ABM Development"
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1838:. Western Regional Partnership. 2016
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1123:satisfactory launch from White Sands
1073:Four Bits Peak Instrumentation Annex
904:Air Force Missile Development Center
841:the "West Texas Bombardier Triangle"
687:National Register of Historic Places
677:, selected in November 1944 for the
313:Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range
4385:Big Lagoon Bombing Target Number 12
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2195:. National Archives. 15 August 2016
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1564:Geographic Names Information System
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1168:196x Big Picture: Tularosa Frontier
807:began rocket testing in New Mexico.
599:San Andres National Wildlife Refuge
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4214:Air & Space Forces Association
3551:United States Space Forces – Space
3531:United States Space Forces Central
3434:Senate Committee on Armed Services
3198:. NASA. 6 May 2010. Archived from
2784:
2475:Bushnell, David (25 August 1986).
2255:Rockets, Missiles and Space Travel
1919:Accompanying 10 photos, from 1974.
1531:White Sands Administrative History
1502:White Sands Administrative History
1330:1964-07-08: The first "successful
987:1946-09: First static firing of a
788:Tracking and Data Relay Satellites
648:
25:
4773:
4727:1948 establishments in New Mexico
3985:Space Warfighting Analysis Center
3387:Deputy Chiefs of Space Operations
3257:
2989:(transcript at AlternateWars.com)
2832:"New Device Will Plot All Planes"
2717:– via www.wsmrhistoric.com.
2267:
1753:Barclay, Michael (13 July 2015).
1559:"Condron Army Airfield (2444053)"
663:Albuquerque International Sunport
609:
604:
590:National park and wildlife refuge
44:White Sands Proving Ground (1945)
40:White Sands Missile Range (1960)
4642:
4532:
4515:
4507:
4490:
3546:United States Space Forces Korea
3453:
3355:Under Secretary of the Air Force
3264:White Sands Missile Range Museum
2122:. WSMR Museum. 21 September 2020
1186:
1174:
1162:
1145:
658:Las Cruces International Airport
565:
287:BG Richard L. McCabe (2007–2008)
164:near the southernmost WSMR point
118:
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3980:Space Rapid Capabilities Office
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2933:Townsend, Neil A (March 1973).
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1569:United States Geological Survey
1504:(Report). National Park Service
1476:Peenemunde Army Research Center
1423:2010-05-06: Successful test of
1373:available to the public on the
1242:GE AN/FPS-17 Fixed Ground Radar
1222:Gold Hill Instrumentation Annex
1100:Red Butte Instrumentation Annex
1033:launch (from Launch Complex 33)
914:approved establishment of WSPG.
833:
259:BG Gregory J. Brady (2018–2019)
256:BG David C. Trybula (2019–2021)
210:1948-07-09 cantonment completed
4369:Pacific Missile Range Facility
4154:Reserve Officer Training Corps
3422:House Armed Services Committee
3372:Vice Chief of Space Operations
3110:. F-106 Delta Dart Association
2838:. 20 August 1959. p. 29.
2396:. Government Printing Office.
2300:. Government Printing Office.
2024:. 29 June 1962. Archived from
1662:
1636:
1614:
1494:
1248:tracked its first WSMR rocket.
935:components began to arrive at
695:White Sands V-2 Launching Site
417:White Sands V-2 Launching Site
281:BG John G. Ferrari (2011–2012)
262:BG Eric L. Sanchez (2016–2018)
13:
1:
4533:
4491:
4296:United States Proving Grounds
3439:Strategic Forces subcommittee
3427:Strategic Forces subcommittee
3237:"White Sands School Homepage"
2759:. p. 308. Archived from
2220:; Sharpe, Mitchell R (1979).
2161:Gibbs, Jason (19 July 2014).
1488:
1303:White Sands Launch Complex 36
1262:large screen display as used
1234:
1080:Air Force Missile Test Center
797:
780:Air Force Research Laboratory
764:White Sands Launch Complex 38
756:White Sands Launch Complex 37
654:El Paso International Airport
4516:
4508:
4394:Vieques Naval Training Range
3774:3rd satellite Communications
3221:Romero, Leah (25 May 2022).
2599:Kennedy, Gregory P. (1983).
2339:. p. 35. Archived from
2094:"Center for Countermeasures"
1446:
1432:CST-100 Starliner spacecraft
750:Flight Test Complex for the
491:
284:BG David L. Mann (2008–2009)
7:
4374:Pacific Missile Test Center
3345:Department of the Air Force
3154:. RedOrbit. 3 February 2008
3039:. U.S. Congressional Record
1940:National Historic Landmarks
1670:"White Sands Missile Range"
1478:, WWII German rocket center
1472:, the Soviet analog of WSMR
1457:
1436:International Space Station
1087:9393 Technical Service Unit
733:recreational shooting range
685:district, and added to the
669:National Historic Landmarks
357:On 16 July 1945, the first
10:
4778:
3350:Secretary of the Air Force
2750:Leonard, Barry (c. 1986).
2296:Government Printing Office
1312:(assigned December 1952),
1278:Multi-function Array Radar
901:
898:White Sands Proving Ground
683:National Historic Landmark
578:40 miles to the east, and
495:
442:Green River Launch Complex
333:White Sands Proving Ground
18:White Sands Proving Ground
4722:White Sands Missile Range
4686:
4660:
4651:
4640:
4630:White Sands Missile Range
4613:
4476:White Sands National Park
4471:White Sands Test Facility
4463:
4344:Sandy Hook Proving Ground
4333:White Sands Missile Range
4302:
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3367:Chief of Space Operations
3337:
3331:United States Space Force
2935:"Little Joe Test Program"
2892:. Nike Historical Society
2858:Naval Research Laboratory
2511:. US Army. Archived from
2451:"Holloman Air Force Base"
1452:Las Cruces Public Schools
1438:, landed successfully at
1390:Full-Scale Aerial Targets
1185:
1173:
1161:
1156:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1128:White Sands Missile Range
812:Army Air Base, Alamogordo
784:White Sands Test Facility
673:On 21 December 1965, the
639:New Mexico State Road 525
615:New Mexico State Road 213
595:White Sands National Park
343:White Sands National Park
297:White Sands Missile Range
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106:White Sands National Park
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4338:Jefferson Proving Ground
3975:Space Development Agency
3934:17th Test and Evaluation
3524:Component Field Commands
3484:Space Operations Command
1546:Executive Order No. 9029
1440:White Sands Space Harbor
1418:Orion Abort Test Booster
1401:White Sands Space Harbor
1192:Countdown at White Sands
1065:22 December 2010 at the
570:WSMR is located between
554:to the south (southeast
502:Basin and Range Province
411:, 100 long-range German
407:After the conclusion of
392:33.677267°N 106.475417°W
4481:Holloman Air Force Base
4416:Pacific Proving Grounds
4350:Scituate Proving Ground
4323:Kwajalein Missile Range
4308:Aberdeen Proving Ground
4228:Former wings and deltas
4219:Space Force Association
4164:Basic Military Training
4159:Officer Training School
3929:3rd Test and Evaluation
3924:1st Test and Evaluation
3741:20th Space Surveillance
3726:15th Space Surveillance
3721:21st Operations Support
3292:HAER No. NM-1-B, "
3285:HAER No. NM-1-A, "
3278:(HAER) No. NM-1, "
3082:"The Story of SIMTEL20"
2836:Alton Evening Telegraph
2663:"Public Land Order 833"
2218:Ordway, Frederick I III
1906:. National Park Service
1416:groundbreaking for the
1322:Holloman Air Force Base
1316:(5 February 1950), and
1107:USS Desert Ship (LLS-1)
1012:launch (39th for GAPA).
975:The 4th U.S. V-2 launch
744:counter-countermeasures
724:White Sands Test Center
544:Holloman Air Force Base
498:White Sands, New Mexico
438:United States Air Force
110:United States Air Force
4762:Military in New Mexico
4603:Military installations
4414:Department of Energy:
4131:Awards and decorations
3968:Direct reporting units
3282:", 128 data pages
3225:. Las Cruces Sun News.
2850:Atlantic Missile Range
2631:"Broomstick Sweepings"
1995:. NASA. Archived from
1425:Orion Pad Abort System
1397:McDonnell Douglas DC-X
1395:1993-08-18: The first
1283:1963-06-05: President
1266:was installed at WSMR.
1229:Zeus Acquisition Radar
1213:
937:Las Cruces, New Mexico
917:1945-04-01: The first
786:'s ground station for
719:
689:on 15 October 1966.
643:Stallion Army Airfield
576:Alamogordo, New Mexico
572:Las Cruces, New Mexico
548:McGregor Range Complex
488:
469:Space Shuttle Columbia
397:33.677267; -106.475417
151:32.33556°N 106.40583°W
72:San Augustin Mountains
4560:Condron Army Airfield
4313:Dugway Proving Ground
3919:527th Space Aggressor
3914:53rd Space Operations
3909:10th Space Operations
3829:23rd Space Operations
3824:22nd Space Operations
3819:21st Space Operations
3701:319th Combat Training
3660:Space Launch Delta 45
3655:Space Launch Delta 30
3496:Space Systems Command
3479:Space Futures Command
2846:Pacific Missile Range
1976:National Park Service
1779:. NASA. 30 March 1982
1535:National Park Service
1434:, traveling from the
1384:1991 (late): Convair
1202:
1098:1952-11: The range's
1082:until 31 August 1952.
1071:1949-07: The range's
1041:2754th Air Force Base
970:were working at WSPG.
958:Assembly Building 1).
713:
619:Chaparral, New Mexico
580:Chaparral, New Mexico
539:Nearby military bases
531:counties in southern
483:The site of the 1945
482:
436:On 11 July 1970, the
331:. It then became the
162:Condron Army Airfield
97:Most of the northern
4067:Space Force Stations
3954:1st Range Operations
3904:4th Space Operations
3899:3rd Space Operations
3894:2nd Space Operations
3889:1st Space Operations
3814:55th Combat Training
3711:392d Combat Training
3696:1st Delta Operations
3239:. White Sands School
2346:on 17 September 2008
1464:McDonald Ranch House
1427:at Launch Complex 32
1399:flight was from the
1295:Launch Escape System
1246:the Laredo Test Site
1045:Biggs Army Air Field
873:McDonald Ranch House
679:Trinity nuclear test
487:became part of WSMR.
227:Garrison information
156:32.33556; -106.40583
64:San Andres Mountains
4328:Yuma Proving Ground
3746:3rd Combat Training
3404:Lieutenant Generals
2856:, Florida, and the
2766:on 16 December 2019
2689:(2nd Edition, 1957)
2167:Las Cruces Sun-News
2028:on 3 February 2009.
2002:on 24 February 2017
1946:on 15 February 2008
1204:1982 Space Shuttle
964:Operation Paperclip
866:Corps of Engineers'
855:Annapolis, Maryland
851:Roswell, New Mexico
818:Biggs Army Airfield
740:electronic counter-
427:V-2 sounding rocket
388: /
147: /
4757:Weapons test sites
4549:Dona Ana Base Camp
3809:13th Space Warning
3804:12th Space Warning
3799:11th Space Warning
3794:10th Space Warning
3736:19th Space Defense
3731:18th Space Defense
3680:Space Base Delta 3
3675:Space Base Delta 2
3670:Space Base Delta 1
3269:9 May 2008 at the
3088:on 11 January 2011
3014:. Nuclearabms.info
2787:"Way Back When..."
2547:on 28 October 2014
2515:on 10 January 2008
2480:(Scribd.com image)
2390:Hamilton, John A.
2283:Hamilton, John A.
1978:. 23 January 2007.
1883:on 28 October 2014
1644:"LTG Gwen Bingham"
1482:Jornada del Muerto
1214:
1024:multistage rockets
945:1945-09-16: First
720:
716:space surveillance
706:Current operations
621:and terminates at
489:
349:Significant events
323:near the towns of
305:United States Army
178:United States Army
174:Controlled by
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4089:Cheyenne Mountain
4005:Space Force Bases
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3789:7th Space Warning
3784:6th Space Warning
3779:5th Space Warning
3769:2nd Space Warning
3449:
3448:
3382:Director of Staff
2731:. Astronautix.com
2709:. 8 February 1957
2616:Aerospace America
2589:test installation
1811:978-0-8330-2669-9
1672:. Astronautix.com
1610:on 27 March 2009.
1414:Launch Complex 32
1386:QF-106 Delta Dart
1355:1972: WSMR had 3
1240:: The long-range
1197:
1196:
910:1945-02-20: The
877:Manhattan Project
776:North Oscura Peak
485:Trinity explosion
463:On 30 March 1982
294:
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267:Timothy R. Coffin
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3859:645th Cyberspace
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1371:freeware
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