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Wallops Flight Facility — (WFF) Airport codes|WAL|KWAL, located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center primarily as a rocket launch site to support science and exploration… … Wikipedia
Wheeler Island, India — Wheeler Island is an island off the coast of Orissa, India. It is approximately 150 km from the state capital Bhubaneshwar. India maintains a missile testing facility on the island; the Agni III intermediate range ballistic missile test was fired … Wikipedia
Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground — Musudan redirects here. For the missile, see BM25 Musudan. Coordinates: 40°51′N 129°40′E / 40.85°N 129.667°E / 40.85; 1 … Wikipedia
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MGM-31 Pershing — Pershing was a family of solid fueled two stage medium range ballistic missiles designed and built by Martin Marietta to replace the Redstone missile as the United States Army s primary theater level weapon. The Pershing systems lasted over 30… … Wikipedia
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launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles … Universalium
Marshall Space Flight Center — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Aerial view of the test area at MSFC … Wikipedia
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