Research of military use of long-range rockets began when the graduate studies of Wernher von Braun were noticed by the German Army. A series of prototypes culminated in the A4, which …

Feb 24, 2025 · V-2 rocket, German ballistic missile of World War II, the forerunner of modern space rockets and long-range missiles. After the war, both the United States and the Soviet …

Aug 3, 2000 · The V-2 rocket, developed and used by the Germans during World War II, was the world's first large-scale liquid-propellant rocket vehicle, the first modern long-range ballistic …

Mar 10, 2021 · The V-2 rocket (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2) was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets …

Mar 29, 2022 · The V2 rocket was the world's first large-scale liquid-propellant rocket, developed between 1936 and 1942 in Nazi Germany.

Nov 27, 2021 · The world’s first successful large, liquid-fueled rocket, the V-2 broke new ground and was the basis for the rockets later used in the American and Soviet space programs. A V …

On October 3, 1942, the first successful launch of a V-2 rocket was achieved from the Peenemünde test site. Hitler ordered the V-2 missiles into full-scale production at …

Mar 16, 2018 · The eventual result would be the world's first guided ballistic missile, the V-2 rocket. Originally known as the A4, the V-2 featured a range of 200 miles and a maximum …

Jun 21, 2021 · The V-2 was a liquid-fueled rocket that stood 14 meters tall. It had a launchpad mass of nearly 12,700 kg and carried a 738 kg explosive warhead. It traveled at supersonic …

Feb 22, 2025 · In 1944, Nazi Germany tested the V-2 rocket in Cuxhaven, marking the dawn of ballistic missile warfare. As the world’s first long-range guided missile, the V-2 struck its …