On Oct. 3, 1942, Germany did the first-ever successful test launch of a ballistic missile. This missile was officially named Aggregat 4 (A4) but more commonly known as the V-2. The V-2 was designed by ...

Preparations are under way for a rocket test flight in Norway that could make history and give Europe greater independence from the market leader in orbital launches, the United States. The company ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday applauded the contribution of German scientists including Wernher von Braun in America’s space race against Soviet Russia. What Happened: “Indeed. Until they were ...

A German start-up built a rocket with the hope of launching satellites into orbit from Europe in the future. But the test flight, the first of its kind from continental Europe, failed. An orbital ...