First V A rocket launch artwork Designed and built in Germany during World War II this rocket was metres in length and carried nearly a tonne of explosive It was the worlds first ballistic missile and the first to achieve suborbital flight The first successful flight was on October The rocket burned for seconds and reached a height of kilometres falling into the Baltic Sea From September to March over V rockets were launched by Nazi Germany during the war The work on the V rocket laid the foundations for later work on space flight
Work by Detlev Van Ravenswaay
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