Installation History

photo of 3 female employees wearing the first uniforms for the women employees of Redstone Ordnance Plant


The Pre-Missile Era, 1941 - 1949 - The establishment of the installation before World War II and post-war activities.

Introduction194119421943194419451946 & 19471948 & 1949

Life mqagazine cover - Werner von Braun and associates

The Redstone Arsenal Era, 1950 - 1955, - Traces in chronological form developments at Redstone Arsenal during the early 50s.

Introduction, 1950 - 1952, 1953 - 1955

26 March 58 JUPITER C Missile RS-24 successfully launched the 31-pound EXPLORER III satellite into orbit

The ABMA/AOMC Era, 1956 - 1962 - A chronology of the installation's history in the late 50s and early 60s.

Introduction, 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1961 , 1962

first simultaneous launch of two PERSHING I missiles

Excellence in Missilery, 1962 - 1979 - The Army at Redstone becomes MICOM and develops leading weapons for the soldier in the field.

Introduction, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

PATRIOT missile being fired

Redstone Arsenal Era: 1980-89 - Traces the chronological developments of Redstone Arsenal from 1980 to 1989

Introduction, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

Patriot missile system - Desert Storm

Redstone's Role in Operation Desert Storm / Desert Shield

soldier firing stinger missiles

The US Army Aviation and Missile Command,
1997-2007

   MG John B. Medaris

AMCOM Commanders &
Predecessor Commands
,

1948 - 2000

            RSA air field

Redstone Army Airfield

 
RSA air field

Redstone Arsenal Railroad

   The goddard house

The Goddard House

            Tom Hooper

How Redstone Got Its Name



Jupiter C rocket on launch pad

Two "Arsenals of Democracy": Huntsville's World War II Army Architectural Legacy - an in-depth look at what was here before the arsenal was built and what was built after the establishment of the two arsenals.



RSA employees assembling bombs

The Redstone Arsenal Complex in the Pre-Missile Era: A History of Huntsville Arsenal, Gulf Chemical Warfare Depot, and Redstone Arsenal, 1941-1949 - A narrative history of the arsenal complex from 1941-1949, written in 1966.



RSA employees assembling bombs Evolution of the US Army Aviation & Missile Command - answering the age-old question, how did we get here?                                                                                          


sparkman complex

History of the Sparkman Center Complex

AMCOM Logo

Desription of the AMCOM and MICOM Logos

AMCOM Logo

Vigilant and Invincible by Colonel Stephen P. Moeller


Keller car

Story of the Keller Motor Car Company - Article relating to the effort by a group of private citizens who leased building space at Huntsville Arsenal after World War II to manufacture an automobile called the Keller.