V-2 Rocket

First fired in 1942, the V-2 rocket was the first successful large liquid-propellant rocket. Developed by German engineer Wernher von Braun, the V-2 was used by the Germans to bombard England during World War II (1939-1945). After the war, the United States brought von Braun and the V-2 rockets back to become integral parts of the U.S. space program.

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Aerospace Industry; Rocket; V-2 Rocket; Space Exploration; Von Braun, Wernher; ICBM

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