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The PGM-11 Redstone was the first large American ballistic missile. A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), it was in active service with the United States Army in West Germany from June 1958 to June 1964 as part of NATO's Cold War defense of Western Europe. It was the first missile to carry a live nuclear warhead, in the 1958 Pacific Ocean weapons test, Hardtack Teak. Chief Engineer Wernher von Braun personally witnessed this historic launch and detonation.

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  • PGM-11 Redstone
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  • The PGM-11 Redstone was the first large American ballistic missile. A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), it was in active service with the United States Army in West Germany from June 1958 to June 1964 as part of NATO's Cold War defense of Western Europe. It was the first missile to carry a live nuclear warhead, in the 1958 Pacific Ocean weapons test, Hardtack Teak. Chief Engineer Wernher von Braun personally witnessed this historic launch and detonation.
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Number
  • 128(xsd:integer)
vehicle range
  • to
Origin
  • United States
steering
  • Carbon jet vanes, air rudders, spatial air jet nozzles, air vanes
Speed
  • Mach 5.5 maximum at re-entry interface
Guidance
  • Ford Instrument Company ST-80 inertial guidance
Service
  • 1958(xsd:integer)
Name
  • SSM-A-14/M8/PGM-11 Redstone
is artillery
  • yes
Type
Caption
  • --09-17
is missile
  • yes
yield
  • or
  • thermonuclear warhead
Weight
  • at ignition
Manufacturer
  • Chrysler Corporation
launch platform
  • guided missile platform launcher M74
fuel capacity
  • alcohol: , liquid oxygen: , hydrogen peroxide:
Used by
  • United States
Accuracy
  • CEP
is ranged
  • yes
propellant
  • ethyl alcohol, liquid oxygen, hydrogen peroxide
Engine
  • Rocketdyne North American Aviation 75-110 A-7
production date
  • 1952(xsd:integer)
design date
  • 1950(xsd:integer)
engine power
  • 121.0
altitude
  • peak minimum to peak maximum
is vehicle
  • yes
Variants
  • Block I, Block II
Boost
  • 117.0
Designer
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  • The PGM-11 Redstone was the first large American ballistic missile. A short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), it was in active service with the United States Army in West Germany from June 1958 to June 1964 as part of NATO's Cold War defense of Western Europe. It was the first missile to carry a live nuclear warhead, in the 1958 Pacific Ocean weapons test, Hardtack Teak. Chief Engineer Wernher von Braun personally witnessed this historic launch and detonation. Redstone was a direct descendant of the German V-2 rocket, developed by a team of predominantly German rocket engineers brought to the United States after World War II as part of Operation Paperclip. The design used an upgraded engine from Rocketdyne that allowed the missile to carry the W39 warhead which weighed pound (kg) with its reentry vehicle to a range of about mile (km). Redstone's prime contractor was the Chrysler Corporation. A major effort to improve Redstone's reliability produced one of the most reliable rockets of the era. Dubbed "the Army's Workhorse", it spawned an entire rocket family which had an excellent launch record and holds a number of firsts in the US space program, notably launching the first US astronaut. It was retired by the Army in 1964 and replaced by the MGM-31 Pershing. Surplus missiles were widely used for test missions and space launches, including the first US man in space, and in 1967 the launch of Australia's first satellite.
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