V-2 launch during Operation Backfire One of the most coveted prizes was the Aggregat 4 (A4) rocket. Better known to the Allies as the V-2, it was the world’s first liquid fueled guided ballistic ...

The rocket was introduced by the Germans in 1944 and was 14m long A German V2 rocket from World War II has been found nose down in the mud flats at Harwich Harbour in the east coast of England.

On October 24, 1946, the V2 rocket became the first human-made object to reach outer space, achieving an altitude of about 105 kilometres. Onboard was a 35 mm camera that captured the first images ...

A survivor of one of the last deadly German V2 rocket attacks on London during the Second World War is organising a remembrance at the old bomb site in Stanmore where he grew up. Peter Webber ...

On October 24, 1946, the V2 rocket became the first human-made object to reach outer space, reaching an altitude of about 65 miles. Onboard was a 35 mm camera that captured the first images of Earth.