First launch from Cape Canaveral

First rocket launch from Cape Canaveral inFlori- da, USA, on 24 July 1950. This two-stageBumper rocket was comprised of two other rockets.The lower stage was a V2 which had been designedby the Germans during World War II, whilst theupper stage was the American Corporal design. TheV2 rose vertically to an altitude of 16 kilometres(km) before being turned to fly horizontally. TheCorporal was then fired and travelled about 320 kmhorizontally before falling into the AtlanticOcean. The V2's designer, Wernher von Braun, hadbeen brought to America after the War as atechnical advisor. Hundreds of other rockets havesince been launched from Cape Canaveral.. Stunning Photo Gifts From Science Photo Library

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