V-2 launch during Operation Backfire One of the most coveted prizes was the Aggregat 4 (A4) rocket. Better known to the Allies as the V-2, it was the world’s first liquid fueled guided ballistic ...

A German V2 rocket from World War II has been found nose down in the mud flats at Harwich Harbour in the east coast of England. Royal Navy divers said it was buried vertically with about 1.5m of ...

On October 24, 1946, the V2 rocket became the first human-made object to reach outer space, reaching an altitude of about 65 miles. Onboard was a 35 mm camera that captured the first images of Earth.