Redstone rocket launch preparations, 1953. First PGM-11 Redstone rocket being prepared for launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, on 20 August 1953

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Redstone rocket launch preparations, 1953. First PGM-11 Redstone rocket being prepared for launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, on 20 August 1953. Redstone was the first major rocket development program for the USA by the Peenemuende group led by Wernher von Braun.

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