Black Mesa is a rocket testing facility of the US Army in New Mexico. Many rockets of the Pershing type have been launched for testing from Black Mesa between 1963 and 1971. It is well known from the computer game Half Life 1, which takes place in a location inspired by Black Mesa and named accordingly. A Soyuz rocket, at Baikanur launch pad. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ... Pershing may refer to: John J. Pershing (1860-1948), US general M26 Pershing, US tank MGM-31 Pershing, US ballistic missile Pershing County, Nevada Robert Pershing Wadlow (1918-1940), the tallest human ever recorded Pershing A US broker/dealer, in the Bank of New York Group This is a disambiguation... Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by Valve Software and published by Sierra Studios in 1998, based on a heavily-modified Quake game engine. ...