On the 20th of June 1944, a German A4 rocket reached an altitude of 176km during a test flight, marking the first time a man-made object reached space. This milestone however is overshadowed by the use of the rocket as a weapon against civilians which was built by slave labour. After the war, both the US and USSR used the A4 technology and engineers for their own rocket programs, kick-starting the space race.
Damn imagine how much further it would go if they made an A3 sized rocket. 😮
IWantToWatchItBurn on
We’re lucky hitler hated the jews vs embracing them and utilizing their skills to win the war.
fermat9990 on
Is this related to the V1
wdwerker on
I wonder how different the world would be if we all got along and didn’t have wars ? What technology’s wouldn’t we have? Aren’t there medical breakthroughs that have military origins? Would submarines just be for research purposes?
Rued_possible on
Wait? This was launched before the man hole cover?
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On the 20th of June 1944, a German A4 rocket reached an altitude of 176km during a test flight, marking the first time a man-made object reached space. This milestone however is overshadowed by the use of the rocket as a weapon against civilians which was built by slave labour. After the war, both the US and USSR used the A4 technology and engineers for their own rocket programs, kick-starting the space race.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MW_18014
Damn imagine how much further it would go if they made an A3 sized rocket. 😮
We’re lucky hitler hated the jews vs embracing them and utilizing their skills to win the war.
Is this related to the V1
I wonder how different the world would be if we all got along and didn’t have wars ? What technology’s wouldn’t we have? Aren’t there medical breakthroughs that have military origins? Would submarines just be for research purposes?
Wait? This was launched before the man hole cover?
Isn’t it a nuclear powered manhole?