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NASA 1945 Hermes A-1 Launch 9401909.jpg
http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-000063.html
The first Hermes A-1 test rocket was fired at White Sand Proving Ground (WSPG). Hermes was a modified V-2 German rocket, utilizing the German aerodynamic configuration; however, internally it was a completely new design. Although it did not result in an operational vehicle, the information that was gathered in the process contributed directly to the development of the Redstone rocket. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2_rocket The Vergeltungswaffe 2 (V-2) ("Reprisal weapon 2" Propaganda name given by Joseph Goebbels) , also known, in the Development Process as the A4 (Aggregat 1-4), was the first ballistic missile.[1][2] It was used by the German Army primarily against Belgian and British targets during the later stages of World War II. The V-2 was the first man-made object launched into space, during test flights that reached an altitude of 189 km (117 miles) in 1944.[3] It was the progenitor of the space race, which ultimately put men on the moon, and resulted in probes that have now left our solar system (see Voyager program). wrote in message ... |
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