File:Teststand redstone 93 06.jpg

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When fabrication of the first REDSTONE began in 1952, the Army was faced with a dilemma: refining a missile depended on a propulsion test stand. But an inflexible law stated that no funds for research and development could be spent constructing facilities. Rather than wait for funding, REDSTONE engineers designed an interim test stand for $25,000, the maximum amount allowed for constructing facilities without congressional approval.

In 1953, when the first REDSTONE was completed, the interim test stand was ready. Nearly all of the money was spent on a large concrete foundation to counter the missile’s powerful thrust. On this base, welders built a small stand using pipe that was salvaged from around the arsenal. The first test occurred in April 1953.
Date uploaded 09:17, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
Source http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/teststand/welcome.html
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