Beginnings of Space Flight
“The Buzz Bomb” V-1 Rocket
The world’s first operational cruise missile used by Nazi Germany in WWII. While it looks more like a traditional plane, it was an unmanned missile used to bomb the London area.
Year: 1942
Coverage: Hutchinson, KS
Alt Text: Side profile of the green V-1 rocket hanging in the German Gallery of the Cosmosphere.
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V-2 Rocket
The world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile and the first man made object to reach space. Created by Nazi Germany in WWII.
Year: 1936-1942
Coverage: Hutchinson, KS
Alt Text: The V-2 Rocket lying on its side in the German Gallery of the Cosmosphere. Black and white-checkered rocket with a mannequin of a WWII Concentration Camp prisoner sitting beside the rocket.
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The History of Early Space Flight 