Launch Complex 33
Also known as White Sands V-2 Launching Site;White Sands Blockhouse and Ga
About Launch Complex 33
The White Sands V-2 Launching Site, also known as Launch Complex 33 and originally as Army Launch Area Number 1, is an historic rocket launch complex at White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico. It was here that the United States first performed test launches of German V-2 rockets captured toward the end of World War II. These tests were the first step in both military advances in rocketry, and in the development of the United States space exploration programs. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.
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PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 48 MB · National Archives↗1985 to today
- 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 1985Named a National Historic Landmark
- 2026On the Register for 41 years
Finding Launch Complex 33
White Sands Missile Range, White Sands
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77846981 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.