During the chaos of World War II, Nazi Germany unveiled the V-2 Rocket, the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. Developed by Wernher von Braun, it was a feat of engineering wrapped in ...
The V-2, designated Vergeltungswaffe Zwei, achieved its first successful test launch on October 3, 1942, from Peenemunde, Germany, reaching an altitude of 97 kilometers and traveling 190 kilometers in ...
Albert II, a rhesus monkey, became the first mammal to reach space on June 14, 1949, aboard a V-2 rocket, achieving an altitude of approximately 83 miles. The mission successfully recorded Albert II's ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of a complete set of production blueprints for the V-2 rocket powerplant and directly related accessories. Biographical / ...
After World War II, Operation Paperclip quietly recruited German scientists to work on its most advanced weapons and space programs—including some who had been active in the Third Reich. The first U.S ...
On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board. Albert III was the third monkey the U.S. attempted to launch to space. He was also the third one to be killed ...
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