Astronomy on MSN3d
Megaroc: The British manned space program that almost was
As World War II drew to a close, the Allies were eager to get their hands on one of the most technologically amazing yet ...
Hackaday7y
Books You Should Read: V-2 By Walter Dornberger
he makes it clear that the development of the V-2 rocket was not the accomplishment of any one man. Like any good leader, Dornberger acknowledges the contributions of each and every member of the ...
Hackaday7y
The German Space Program That Never Was
A previous post discussed the creation of the V-2 rocket, the first man-made object to reach space.Designed and built at the Peenemünde Army Research Center during World War II, the V-2 was ...
Smithsonian Magazine11y
Wernher von Braun’s V-2 Rocket
England wasn’t the only target. “There were actually more V-2 rockets fired at Belgium than at England,” says Michael Neufeld, curator of the V-2 on view at the National Air and Space Museum ...
The Daily Telegraph7d
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.
TASS5y
First Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket for delivering manned spacecraft to be ready by year-end
"The Soyuz-2 rocket carrier of the 1a model for launching a manned spacecraft, is currently being assembled. The rocket carrier will be completed by the end of 2019," the center said. Russia's ...
The Hindu1mon
The rocket that launched the space age
Are you aware that the first rocket that made it to space was actually built for war? The German V-2 A4 rocket, launched off the Baltic coast, achieved an altitude of almost 190 km – high above ...