On Oct. 3, 1942, Germany did the first-ever successful test launch of a ballistic missile. This missile was officially named Aggregat 4 (A4) but more commonly known as the V-2. The V-2 was designed by ...
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Nazi Germany’s WW2 rocket space plane explained
Late in World War II, Nazi engineers proposed the Silbervogel, a suborbital rocket powered bomber designed to strike targets across the Atlantic. Using a boost sled and a skipping reentry trajectory, ...
As World War II drew to a close, U.S. Navy intelligence suspected German U-boats equipped to launch V-1 rockets were preparing to hit New York City. The War Department dismissed the threat. The Navy ...
A rare World War II-era V-2 rocket has been uncovered by a team of amateur archaeologists after they were asked to examine several craters at a former Nazi test site. The discovery was made in Blizna, ...
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