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.

Following the successful restoration of a German V-2 ballistic missile, the museum’s Preservation and Restoration Unit is now completing work on a V-1 cruise missile. This “buzz bomb,” a ...

WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – 78 years ago, the world got its first look at Earth from space and New Mexico played a key role in the effort. It’s a common sight today, seeing satellites and even ...

True north This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket Isar Aerospace's first Spectrum rocket will launch from Andøya Spaceport in Norway.

It was 60 years ago to the week that the first V-2 missile landed on London, digging out a 10m-wide crater in Staveley Road, Chiswick.

A memorial stone has been unveiled to honour victims of a Nazi German V-2 rocket attack during World War Two. On 20 January 1945, a ballistic missile hit Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, killing 21 ...

German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, who helped build the V-2 rocket, came to work for NASA in 1945 as part of Operation Paperclip.

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.

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 ...

WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – 78 years ago, the world got its first look at Earth from space and New Mexico played a key role in the effort. It’s a common sight today, seeing satellites and… ...