While Germany's V-2 rocket was a terrifying weapon used during World War II, it also ushered in what eventually became the Space Race.

On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board. Albert III was the third monkey the U.S. attempted to launch to space. He was also the third one to be ...

A modifed commercial movie camera atop a captured German V-2 rocket soared 65 miles above the New Mexico desert recording 200,000 76 years ago, the first views of Earth from Space were delivered ...

On the Rocket Coast. Hollanders on liberated Walcheren island told of the German’s careful guarding of V-2 launchings; the enemy hustled all civilians indoors when rockets were brought to the ...

The team's experience in handling the large V2 rocket assisted the US in the Space Race and von Braun became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle, according to the BBC.

Launch of a German V-2 rocket, dated October 3, 1942. ... Meanwhile, the German scientists were assigned such tasks as designing aerodynamic weighting mechanisms or boat engines.

So began a scramble to unlock the secrets of the V-2 that would ensure the rocket had a lasting and profound legacy on the post-war world. The technology pioneered at Peenemuende would eventually ...

A German rocket, described as the largest the country has made since the Nazi-era V-2, has exploded just 40 seconds after launching from a Norwegian space port.

V-2 rocket launched from New Mexico in 1948 captured first photo of Earth from space by: Jordan Honeycutt. Posted: Oct 24, 2024 / 10:35 PM MDT. Updated: Oct 25, 2024 / 08:29 AM MDT.