Important Announcement

We would like to thank our loyal fellow members of the Nike Historical Society for your continued support over the years. We will be closing the Society, including the store, as of March 31, 2024. We have acquired a large repository of Nike technical information. The web site will continue to be available. It has been our pleasure to keep the legacy of the Nike missile's contribution of the successful conclusion to the Cold War.

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                               WHITE SANDS LABORATORY
                                  MANPOWER SUMMARY
                           Jan.   Jan.   Jan.   Jan.   Jan.   July   Jan.   July
                           1965   1966   1967   1968   1969   1969   1970   1970

        NIKE-X
        BTL (tech)          63     64     47     36     26     21     15      6
            (dftg)          42     33     17     l0      6      4      3      -
        WECo               182    134    105     56     34     35     34     21
        MMCo                 8     74     75     61     51     50     37     22
        CONTRACT            71     37     27     17      1      2      1      2 

        Sub-Total          371    342    271    180    118    112     90     51

        HERCULES            66     60     72     24     25      5      3      2
        DR/TTR / MILLSTONE         27     44     48     38     46     12      -
        PARL                                     10      -      -      -      -
        MAR                                              8      2      -      -
        OTHER/UPSTAGE       78     76     36     28     20     17     18      8 

        Sub-Total          144    163    152    110     91     70     33     10


        SUPPORT SERVICES
        BTL                 17     20     18     12     10      7      7      4
        WECo (service)     165    158    111     80     49     45     44     35
        WECo (inst/shop)    82     61     33     27     13     12      8      4
        CONTRACT           110    113    108     66     46     46     44     40 

        Sub-Total          374    352    270    185    118    110    103     83 


        GRAND TOTAL        889    857    693    475    327    292    226    144


        MAR Full Power Array - Oct 65
        DR/TTR to WECo ------- Oct 65

        First SPRINT Firing -- Nov 65

        Last HERCULES Firing------------ Aug 67

        Terminate MAR --------------------- Sep 67

        Terminate HERCULES ---------------------------- Jun 69

        Terminate SPRINT ----------------------------------------- Aug 70

        Terminate DR/TTR ------------------------------------- Sep 69