HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- Rocket sled testing is critical to bridging the gap between the laboratory and full-scale flight tests for weapon systems under development.

In 1954, Stapp rode a rocket-propelled sled on Holloman’s high-speed test track in three successively more severe acceleration and deceleration tests.

An environmental assessment of the Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHST) on Holloman Air Force Base came out in support of the track and its mission, calling for modifications to continue the ...

At Holloman Air Force Base, N.Mex., is a menacing contraption: a rocket-propelled sled that travels on railroad rails at 750 m.p.h. As an additional attraction, the passenger sits in a chair that ...

In 1953, Stapp was transferred to Holloman Air Force Base to continue his studies, where his date with the rocket sled known as Sonic Wind No. 1 awaited him. Sonic the Rocket Sled Keystone/Getty ...

A Reddit post, published on October 24, 2023, that was upvoted 8,800 times, includes a video with the heading "Hypersonic sled test / 6.599 mph / Holloman Air Force Base." ...

On Dec. 10, 1954, John Stapp, a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon and researcher, hopped into an experimental decelerator sled. It would be his last ride in the sled, testing the limits of ...

The sled test on the Holloman High Speed Test Track at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, demonstrated the folding rotor, multimode propulsion ...