Station is located 150 mi northeast of Los Angeles, Calif, in Mojave Desert; it is now city of about 12,000 inhabitants, and comprises some 2000 buildings; special emphasis is on development of rocket weapons, guided missiles, and aviation ordnance; there is 9000-ft runway, and hangars capable of handling B-29's which are used for joint Army-Navy high altitude research; materials test laboratory; heat treating and foundry unit; heavy machine shop; weather test rooms; etc.
U S naval ordnance test station at Inyokern
Brit Interplanetary Soc -- J
1948
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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