In fact, they already did so when the first German V-2 rocket reached space in 1942. Since then all the advances have been in making rockets larger and more efficient through innovations ...

A survivor of one of the last deadly German V2 rocket attack on the UK is appealing to residents of his former home to join him for an 80th anniversary event.

A survivor of one of the last deadly German V2 rocket attacks on London during the Second World War is organising a ...

A Mid Wales resident who survived a deadly German V2 rocket attack on Stanmore, Middlesex, during the Second World War, is leading an 80th-anniversary memorial. The event is set to take place on March ...

How did we go from a 12-second flight at Kill Devil Hills to rockets breaching the atmosphere? This is the story of humanity’s leap into aerospace innovation.

German officials want more interchangeable launcher-missile combinations, which could cut into Lockheed Martin's hold on the ...

Elbit Systems says it has signed the contract for the German truck-mounted rocket system requirement after beating out a Lockheed Martin/Rheinmetall team. The company, on Feb. 6, said it has ...

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A book called "Mars Project" originated as a technical appendix to a science fiction novel, both of which were written by rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.  The technical appendix was ...

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The UK’s aviation regulator has granted a launch license to Germany’s Rocket Factory Augsburg AG to blast rockets into space from Scotland, paving the way for the company’s first test flight.

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe. German launch ...