V2 To Redstone

Rocket was developed to be a super weapon of the German Military

German V2 Rocket

1942: V2 was the first rocket to reach 100 km from earths surface

Werner Von Braun made the First Missile

German Rocket Scientist To Director Of NASA

Operation Paper Clip Brings Von Braun To America 

Wernher Von Braun: Director Of NASA

Germanys V2 To Americas First Satellite, Space Missions, Ballistics

Ballistic Missiles 

German V2 To Redstone 

Red Stone: Armys First Operational Medium Range Ballistic Missiles

First American Rocket To Carry A Nuclear Warhead 

Redstone was a direct descendant of the German V-2 rocket, developed primarily by a team of German rocket engineers brought to the United States after World War II. 

The design used an upgraded engine from Rocketdyne that allowed the missile to carry the W39 warhead which weighed 6,900 pounds (3,100 kg) with its reentry vehicle to a range of about 175 miles (282 km). Redstone's prime contractor was the Chrysler Corporation.^[2

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