Redstone Arsenal (1941-Present) - A U.S. Army arsenal established in 1941 during World War II in present-day Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. The Arsenal made conventional ammunition and toxic chemicals during World War II. Became the center of U.S. Army rocket and missile programs postwar. Active military installation.
Multi-building Von Braun complex with more than 225,000 SF of administrative space for the Missile Defence Agency.
History
Huntsville and Redstone Arsenals in WWII
Established as a 38,658 acre U.S. Army Arsenal in 1941. Made conventional ammunition and toxic chemicals during World War II. The Huntsville Arsenal and Huntsville Depot were combined into the Redstone Arsenal on 30 Jun 1949 with Redstone Arsenal assuming the command functions.
Became the center of U.S. Army rocket and missile programs postwar.
Active military installation.
Current Status
Active military installation, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Host base for the following tenant organizations:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center
Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 13-14
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