{"id":6638,"date":"2016-09-24T19:50:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T17:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/?page_id=6638"},"modified":"2025-01-29T21:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:30:11","slug":"white-sands-missile-range-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/white-sands-missile-range-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"White Sands Missile Range Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>White Sands Missile Range Museum<\/strong> is located at <strong>White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)<\/strong> in <strong>New Mexico<\/strong>, near Las Cruces. It showcases the history of <strong>U.S. missile development, space exploration, and military testing<\/strong>, particularly focusing on White Sands&#8217; role in rocket and missile research since World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>White Sands Missile Range Museum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wsmr P Rt 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las Cruces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Mexico 88002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/north-america-2\/\">USA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wsmrmuseum.com\/\">https:\/\/wsmrmuseum.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:usarmy.wsmr.museum@army.mil\">usarmy.wsmr.museum@army.mil<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+1 (575) 678-2250<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monday &#8211; Friday 08:00 &#8211; 16:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday 10:00 &#8211; 15:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Missile Park is open dawn to dark seven days a week<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors to the museum are ONLY allowed to enter through the Las Cruces gate, just south of US70 between Las Cruces and Alamogordo. Entry through the El Paso gate, or the Orogrande gate, off US54, is forbidden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closed Sunday and Holidays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"style8 wp-block-paragraph\">At The Gate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list style2\">\n<li>Enter the visitors center parking lot and park your car.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At this point you can decide if you want to drive your car or walk a short distance to the <strong>White Sands Missile Range Museum<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you decide to walk, you will need a photo ID and you can walk along the sidewalk to the right of the vehicle inspection area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow the sidewalk across the first street and cross the main road at the crosswalk toward the museum.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span class=\"style7\">If you decide to drive, follow the procedure below: <\/span> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"style8 wp-block-paragraph\">Getting a vehicle security pass at the Las Cruces Gate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span class=\"style10\"> After parking your car, take your driver&#8217;s license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance and enter the visitor center building.\u00a0 They will issue you a security pass to drive to the museum.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Return to your car and drive to the inspection point.\u00a0 Once the security guards have cleared you, proceed straight ahead and turn left into the museum parking lot.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gift shop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/White-Sands-Missile-Range-Museum-139665192750783\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-922\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" class=\"wp-image-922\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Trinity Site Open House Dates<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2025<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2027<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Third Saturday in <strong>October<\/strong><\/td><td>19 October<\/td><td>18 October<\/td><td>17 October<\/td><td>16 October<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d431263.8334102895!2d-106.7586108505281!3d32.3856944111423!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x86e09f028ed70e3b%3A0xb061deb7e6ece6f2!2sWhite+Sands+Missile+Range+Museum!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1474739127540\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aircraft collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/white-sands-missile-range-museum\/white-sands-missile-range-museum-las-cruces-new-mexico\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6639\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"131\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/White-Sands-Missile-Range-Museum-Las-Cruces-New-Mexico-240x131.jpg\" alt=\"White Sands Missile Range Museum Las Cruces, New Mexico\" class=\"wp-image-6639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/White-Sands-Missile-Range-Museum-Las-Cruces-New-Mexico.jpg 240w, https:\/\/aviationmuseum.eu\/Blogvorm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/White-Sands-Missile-Range-Museum-Las-Cruces-New-Mexico-120x67.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>66-15361<p><\/p>\n<p>66-0616<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>72-1135\/HO<\/p>\n<p>1570<\/p><\/td><td>Beech VC-6A King Air<p><\/p>\n<p>Bell UH-1C Iroquois<\/p>\n<p>Gyrodine OH-50D<\/p>\n<p>McDonnell F-4F Phantom II<\/p>\n<p>Republic LTV-N-2 (V-1)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Features &amp; Exhibits <strong>White Sands Missile Range Museum<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Missile Park<\/strong>: An outdoor display featuring over <strong>50 missiles and rockets<\/strong> tested at White Sands, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>V-2 Rocket<\/strong> \u2013 The first ballistic missile, developed by Nazi Germany and later tested in the U.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pershing, Patriot, and Nike Missiles<\/strong> \u2013 Cold War and modern defense systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Redstone and Little Joe Rockets<\/strong> \u2013 Used in early spaceflight testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Museum Exhibits<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trinity Site &amp; The Atomic Age<\/strong>: The first atomic bomb test, which took place at White Sands on <strong>July 16, 1945<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Cold War &amp; Missile Development<\/strong>: Covering <strong>ICBMs, cruise missiles, and defense systems<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Space Exploration<\/strong>: White Sands\u2019 role in NASA programs, including astronaut training and communication support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hands-on Displays &amp; Multimedia Presentations<\/strong>: Showcasing missile guidance systems, radar, and testing equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trinity Site Tours<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Trinity Site<\/strong>, where the first atomic bomb was detonated, is located within White Sands Missile Range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open to the public <strong>once a year<\/strong> (typically in October) during special guided tours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White Sands Missile Range Museum is located at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico, near Las Cruces. 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