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  2. Trinity (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

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    The test, both planned and directed by Kenneth Bainbridge, was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range (renamed the White Sands Proving Ground just before the test).

  3. White Sands Missile Range - Wikipedia

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    White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico.The range was originally established in 1941 as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, where the Trinity test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in Socorro County near the towns of Carrizozo and San Antonio.

  4. Trinitite - Wikipedia

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    Trinitite. Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, [1] [2] is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico.

  5. Los Alamos National Laboratory - Wikipedia

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    Los Alamos was established in 1943 as Project Y, a top-secret site for designing nuclear weapons under the Manhattan Project during World War II. [ note 1 ] Chosen for its remote yet relatively accessible location, it served as the main hub for conducting and coordinating nuclear research, [ 6 ] bringing together some of the world's most famous ...

  6. Air Force Missile Development Center - Wikipedia

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    The Alamogordo Guided Missile Test Base near Holloman AFB continued to be used for testing in 1948 and later [14] (July 1951 – 31 August 1952), sub-base of the AFMTC in Florida, [2] and the 2754th subsequently developed additional launch support sites at/near the former bombing range (e.g., Four Bits Peak Instrumentation Annex assigned June ...

  7. List of United States nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia

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    First nuclear weapons test, conducted as part of the Manhattan Project. Tested the Mark 3 Fat Man design. Crossroads: 1946 2: 2: 2: 21 42: First postwar test series. Sandstone: 1948 3: 3: 3: 18 to 49 104: The first use of "levitated" cores made of oralloy. Tested components for Mark 4 design. Ranger: 1951 5: 5: 5: 1 to 22 40: First tests at the ...

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  9. White Sands Space Harbor - Wikipedia

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    With its runways, navigational aids, runway lighting, and control facilities, it also served as a backup Shuttle landing site. [1] WSSH is a part of the White Sands Test Facility, and is located approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, within the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range.

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