# U.S. ARMY BALLISTIC MISSILE AGENCY 1950s AMERICAN ICBM & ROCKET DEVELOPMENT 51154

This historic film shows the U.S. Army's Ballistic Missile Agency and its work to develop the USA's first large ballistic missile and space rockets, with a focus on the work of scientist Wernher von Braun and Major General John B. Medaris, the commander of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA). ABMA was established at Redstone Arsenal on 1 February 1956 and would operate for four years before the space program would be de-militarized. During that time, enormous technological challenges were overcome by the ABMA resulting in some of the most critical, pioneering successes of the space program. The film begins with footage of WWI as Dr. Robert Goddard demonstrates rockets to the Army. At 3:46 , Goddard and Leslie Skinnard shown developing rockets and the bazooka. At 4:00 , small rockets are shown being used in WWII. At 4:20 , Jet Propulsion Lab experiments with longer-range rockets and missiles are seen including 1945 sounding rocket tests. At 4:55 , German rocket development is seen at Pennemunde, with Dr. Wernher von Braun building the V-2. von Braun is seen surrendering to the USA forces at 6:30 , and a short time later he and dozens of other former Nazis are moved to White Sands, New Mexico where tests continue with Americanized V-2s. The "bumper" and WAC Corporal rocket is seen at 7:20 , and its successful launch in 1949. The Corporal ballistic missile is seen at 8:20 and the Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville, Alabama is shown at 8:50 . The Redstone missile was the first…

- Kind: Film
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/51154ArmyBalisticMilitaryAgencyFollowMe)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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