Keywords: Pn 5499 Image V-2scene Baum NASM 90-6481.jpg en A distant view June 1946 of the V-2 launch complex at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico prior to the launch on June 28 1946 United States Navy and the Naval Research Laboratory NRL William Baum United States Navy 1946-06-28 Images from the US Navy NASA and National Air and Space Museum are usually in the public domain Smithsonian Photography Initiative url http //click si edu/Story aspx story 343 On either side of the rocket are extension ladders to allow technicians access to the nose of the rocket for a final instrument check PD-USGov-Military-Navy V-2 sounding rockets |