Caisson Nemo
Encyclopedia
Caisson Nemo is the name of a launch pad
on the Ile de Levant in France
. From 1966 to 1968 it was used for tests of French intermediate range ballistic missiles.
Launch pad
A launch pad is the area and facilities where rockets or spacecraft lift off. A spaceport can contain one or many launch pads. A typical launch pad consists of the service and umbilical structures. The service structure provides an access platform to inspect the launch vehicle prior to launch....
on the Ile de Levant in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. From 1966 to 1968 it was used for tests of French intermediate range ballistic missiles.