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Germany’s largest rocket since V-2 crashes and explodes seconds after launch
It was the largest German rocket since V-2, the Nazi-era rocket that has often been described as having launched the space age and was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile. Isar ...
The Secret Cold War History of the Missile That Launched America’s First Satellite
As part of the IGY, the Soviet Union vowed that it would launch an artificial satellite for space science. The U.S., not to ...
Rocket Vs. Missile: What's The Difference Between These Military Weapons?
The terms rocket and missile are sometimes used interchangeably today, but what's the real difference between these two ...
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
The first flight of Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket didn't last long on Sunday. The booster's nine engines switched off as ...
This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket
There are no customer satellites aboard the first Spectrum test flight. The rocket will climb into a polar orbit from Andøya ...
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Germany’s largest rocket since V-2 crashes and explodes seconds after launch
A test rocket aimed at kick-starting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after its launch from a Norwegian space port. The uncrewed Spectrum rocket was ...
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Moment Germany's largest rocket since the Nazi era V-2 crashes and explodes into fireball just seconds after launch
A German rocket which was described as the largest the country has made since the Nazi-era V-2 has exploded just 40 seconds after launching from a Norwegian space port. The unmanned Spectrum ...