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 ...

The first photograph of our planet taken from outer space dates back to 1946, when the Americans used a captured German V2 rocket from World War II. At the end of the Second World War, the United ...

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 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 ...

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

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

Russia's first space launch in 2025 also marked the final mission of its Soyuz-2.1v light launcher, with the country ...

Last summer Helsing raised €450m ($468m) at a valuation of $5.4bn, making it one of Europe’s most valuable startups. Mr ...

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 ...

What happened to China's reusable rocket testbed? A Chinese state-owned company performed a rocket flight on January 18 (US time) aimed at testing reusable launch vehicle technology without announcing ...