A sounding rocket that launched out of NASA's White Sands Space Harbor successfully and captured data about the sun on Friday ...

The legacy of White Sands Missile Range endures, remembered through every test launched and every mission undertaken. It stands as a symbol of progress, creativity, and determination—truly a ...

On July 17, Civil Air Patrol Cadets visited White Sands Missile Range to learn about STEM careers on the installation. Their ...

White Sands Missile Range was established in 1945, and was the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test. The range has seen at least 42,000 missile and rocket launches over the past 75 years.

A Santa Clara County man and former engineer at a Southern California company pleaded guilty July 21 to stealing trade secret ...

For a while missiles looked like potential prey. They have thin skins and are packed with fuel and explosives. Merely damaging the shell of a supersonic missile can create drag, causing it to tumble ...

The first atomic bomb was tested 80 years ago at Trinity Site. However, most of us are not familiar with the Trinity Site ...

The Pershing II missile is one of the largest missiles on display at the White Sands Missile Park in New Mexico. The Pershing II was a mobile, intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed by the ...

White Sands Missile Range personnel supporting NASA and Boeing's Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) landing and recovery of the Starliner spacecraft participated in a Mission Dress Rehearsal on May 18 ...

Archbishop John C. Wester, clad in black and flanked by two other New Mexico Catholic bishops, stood poised to venture into the White Sands Missile Range with plans to pray for peace and the ...

July 9, 1945 is the traditional date marking the establishment of White Sands Missile Range — called White Sands Proving Ground until 1958. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.