Army technicians launch the V-2 rocket at White Sands, May 13, 1946. @Cosmosphere
Army technicians launch the V-2 rocket at White Sands, May 13, 1946.  @Cosmosphere
Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Fourteen-ton Nazi rockets, the V-2, are launched by Army technicians in the first phase of the United States' new long-range missile program. The rocket soars 75 miles into the ionosphere and attains phenomenal speeds. Amazing slow motion camera record shows the spectacular event. There are scenes of V-2 rockets assembled by Americans at White Sands, New Mexico, raised to launch position, and test fired, seen in slow motion camera, up 75 miles to 3,000 mph in 60 seconds. Credit: Universal Reels

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Army technicians launch the V-2 rocket at White Sands, May 13, 1946.

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