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The real beginning of the Space Age

Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:00 pm

by Fairportfan

More than 250 miles max altitude, first flight of more than five times the speed of sound...

Re: The real beginning of the Space Age

Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:18 am

by ShneekeyTheLost

Only the Germans did it first with the V-2 in 1942, and in fact the WAC used a V-2 as a booster in the Bumper to achieve those stats.