1944 ⟶ Development of the V-2 rocket

A team of German scientists led by Wernher von Braun develop...
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1944

🚀 Development of the V-2 rocket

A team of German scientists led by Wernher von Braun develops the V-2, the first rocket-powered ballistic missile. Scientists and engineers from Braun's team were captured at the end of World War II and drafted into the American and Soviet rocket programs.⟶
Development of the V-2 rocket (1944)
RocketryMissile TechnologyWorld War IIWernher von BraunBallistic MissileSpace RaceMilitary TechnologyCold War
GermanyGermanyUSAUSASoviet UnionSoviet Union
Development of the V-2 rocket (1944)