In many ways, the V-2 rocket was the spark that started the Space Race between the two countries. With the United States and Soviet Union taking the majority of V-2 hardware and personnel ...

Generally considered the father of the US space program, and the mind behind Germany’s rocket development in World War II, Wernher von Braun is naturally featured quite prominently in V-2.

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From fruit flies to monkeys and even a tortoise, a variety of animals have made the historic journey beyond our planet.

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 ...

Last October, United Launch Alliance started stacking its third Vulcan rocket on a mobile launch platform in Florida in preparation for a mission for the US Space ... of an Atlas V rocket ...

Who's up for a late-night rocket launch? Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket should be visible from Palm Beach ...