Still, the V-2 could fly a parabolic mission to space. In fact, British researchers had noted that the V-2 rocket was almost large enough to carry a man in a small capsule.

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 ...

V-2 rockets launched from White Sands, New Mexico in the 1940s and returned the first photos of Earth from space. The rockets were launched on a suborbital trajectory. The cameras continued ...

While Germany's V-2 rocket was a terrifying weapon used during World War II, it also ushered in what eventually became the Space Race.

Space Coast of Florida typically sees a rocket blast off multiple times a month, but rocket launch doubleheaders from NASA ...

True north This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket Isar Aerospace's first Spectrum rocket will launch from Andøya Spaceport in Norway.

Such finds are rare, as there was usually nothing left of a V-2: The ballistic missiles struck the ground at twice the speed of sound.

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WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – 78 years ago, the world got its first look at Earth from space and New Mexico played a key role in the effort. It’s a common sight today, seeing satellites and… ...