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Redstone Mine
Redstone may refer to: Military * Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, a U.S. Army base ** Redstone (rocket family), a U.S. missile and support system, named for the Arsenal ** PGM-11 Redstone, U.S. missile and carrier rocket, namesake of the family * USNS ''Redstone'' (T-AGM-20), a tracking/communications ship supporting the Apollo program * Redstone Old Fort, an 18th-century military post in western Pennsylvania Places and structures * Redstone, Colorado * Redstone Old Fort, a fort * Redstone, New Hampshire, site of abandoned "red granite" quarry * Redstone Building, San Francisco, California * Redstone (Dubuque, Iowa), a historic home * Redstone Creek (Pennsylvania), a historic creek in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania ** Brownsville, Pennsylvania, known as "Redstone" when it was a notable 18th-century frontier town ** Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania * Redstone (Burlington, Vermont), a historic estate * Redstone, British Columbia, a settlement in the Chilcotin Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redstone Arsenal
Redstone Arsenal (RSA) is a United States Army post and a census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The Arsenal is a garrison for various tenants across the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and NASA. RSA has benefited from decisions by the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The Redstone Arsenal CDP had a residential population of 837 as of the 2020 census. The base contains a government and contractor workforce that averages 36,000 to 40,000 personnel daily. Established during World War II as a chemical manufacturing facility, in the immediate post-war era the Arsenal was used for research and development by German weapons rocket scientists who were brought to the U.S. as part of Operation Paperclip. The team first worked on ballistic missiles, starting with V-2 rocket derivatives, before moving on to a series of ever larger designs. Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
