File:V-2 and WAC Corporal - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum - 2012-05-15 (7259409894).jpg
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A V-2 (large rocket) and a WAC Corporal (small rocket) on display in the Space Hall at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The WAC Corporal was the first sounding rocket ever built by the United States. Sounding rockets were not intended to reach orbit. Rather, they were designed to reach high into the atmosphere (between 30 and 950 miles) to gather data and test instruments. Most WAC Corporals were launched from White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico. Developed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II, the V-2 was the world's first ballistic missile, the world's first long-range missile, the world's first combat-ready ballistic missile, and first human-made artifact to enter outer space. Test rockets were painted in a black-and-white chessboard pattern, which made it easy to see if the rocket was spinning while in flight. That is the painting scheme on this V-2. |
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| Source | V-2 and WAC Corporal - Smithsonian Air and Space Museum - 2012-05-15 |
| Author | Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Tim Evanson at https://flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/7259409894 (archive). It was reviewed on 11 February 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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