The Redstone Technical Test Center (RTTC) was one of the eight test centers that comprise the Developmental Test Command of the

United States Army Test and Evaluation Command The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, or ATEC, is a direct reporting unit of the United States Army responsible for developmental testing, independent operational testing, independent evaluations, assessments, and experiments of Army equip ...

. RTTC conducted flight-testing of small

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s and

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s, and performed life cycle testing for weapon components. It occupied over 265 buildings and of

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, near

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. In October 2010, as part of the Base Reallocation and Closure (BRAC) process, RTTC was combined with the Aviation Technical Test Center from Fort Rucker to form the

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Use by NRPTA

The RTTC has developed a capability for static firing hypergolic liquid rocket engines. RTTC's facilities and procedures may be used for future testing of Army, DoD, NASA, and private industry's liquid rocket engines as part of the National Rocket Propulsion Test Alliance (NRPTA).

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