The V-2 was the brainchild of Dr. Wernher von Braun, a German scientist and member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS. His work established many rocket technology advancements that ultimately ...

In fact, British researchers had noted that the V-2 rocket was almost large enough to carry a man in a small capsule. Putting these two facts together, British researcher H.E. Ross realized that a ...

Now, 80 years to the week since the last V-2 launch of World War II, Germany again has a homegrown liquid-fueled rocket on the launch pad. This time, it's for a much different purpose.

German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, who helped build the V-2 rocket, came to work for NASA in 1945 as part of Operation Paperclip. His job was to share his accumulated knowledge with the ...

V-2 Rocket from the Muck. Digs & Discoveries July/August 2012. By Samir S. Patel . SHARE: Share to Facebook ; ... Such finds are rare, as there was usually nothing left of a V-2: ...

The V-2 rockets — and the V-1 flying bombs — were built in underground factories by concentration camp laborers. An estimated 10,000 prisoner slaves died while making them.

R-7: Soviet and US technology was driven on by the Cold War In the second of two features, BBC News Online looks at the legacy of the V-2 rocket - how the Americans and the Soviets raced to exploit ...

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 in ...