The #SpaceRace began with a "vengeance weapon", approved on #ThisDayInHistory in 1942 by demented #Nazi leader #AdolfHitler. The #V2Rocket was the first man-made object to reach space. #WernherVonBraun, was brought to the US; both the USA & USSR based early rocket designs on it.
BIS ‘Megaroc’ man-carrying rocket. R.A. Smith. 1946. image from https://www.bis-space.com/what-we-do/projects/megaroc
the launch of test pilot Eric Brown on a sub-orbital mission in 1949. The project was denied funding.
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NASA trained 40 “astrochimps” — including this one, named Ham — to pilot their Mercury-Redstone spacecraft. Not long after Ham’s successful mission in 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American human to reach space. Credit: NASA
While the ethics of such early animal testing remain a subject of reflection and debate, the contributions of animals like Albert II to space science are undeniable.
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On October 3, 1942, a V2 rocket was successfully launched from Launch Site 7 of Peenemünde Airport in German, opening a chapter in the history of V2 rocket.
#Rocket #V2 #v2rocket #ww2 #missile #ballisticmissile #weapon #German
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