Nevada Test Site, Test Cell A Facility, Area 25, Jackass Flats, Road F, Mercury, Nye County, NV

Significance: The Test Cell A facility was a critical component of the nuclear reactor propulsion research conducted during the Rover project for the United States space program. Constructed to test nuclear reactors, Building 3113/3113A, the main structure of the facility, exemplifies a style reflective of nuclear power research for rocket propulsion with the accompanying structural and technological elements. Although the project did not result in an actual flight, it revealed that such missions were technically feasible and the knowledge gained is still part of the space program today. Termination of the project was in 1973.
Survey number: HAER NV-33
Building/structure dates: 1958-1964 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1973 Subsequent Work