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 ...

Message 1 - The V-2 Long range Rocket Posted on: 26 November 2004 by Peter - WW2 Site Helper. Dear Len. Fortunately, the V2 wasn't a 'long-range' missile, its maximum range was around 250 miles.

While Germany's V-2 rocket was a terrifying weapon used during World War II, ... In addition to its long range, the V-2 carried a payload of 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.), ...

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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.

It was the largest German rocket since V-2, the Nazi-era rocket that has often been described as having launched the space age and was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile.