After many iterations, the final form of the V-2 rocket was developed. The general arrangement of the vehicle: rear firing engine, four stabilizing fins, and in-line propellant tanks, would form ...

The German V-2 A4 rocket, launched off the Baltic coast, achieved an altitude of almost 190 km – high above the Karman line and into outer space – on October 3, 1942. Designed by the German ...