The V-2 rocket began as a weapon of terror, but its technology helped shape the future of spaceflight. From wartime ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board.Albert III was the third monkey the U.S.
When the Polish resistance found an unexploded V-2 rocket lodged in a riverbank, they seized a rare chance to steal one of Nazi Germany’s most advanced weapons. The rocket’s parts were hidden, ...