OTD in Space - October 3: 1st Successful Test Launch of the German A4 Rocket (V-2) - video Dailymotion

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On Oct. 3, 1942, Germany did the first-ever successful test launch of a ballistic missile.  This missile was officially named Aggregat 4 (A4) but more commonly known as the V-2. The V-2 was designed by the famous German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, and it proved to be a super deadly weapon during World War II. It launched from an island off the Baltic coast of Germany called Peenemünde and reached an altitude of 52.5 miles (84.5 kilometers) before safely landing right on target 118 miles (190 km) away.

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00:01On this day in space.

00:03In 1942, Germany did the first ever successful test launch of a ballistic missile.

00:08This missile was officially named Aggregate IV, but it's more commonly known as the V-2.

00:13The V-2 was designed by the famous German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun,

00:17and it proved to be a super deadly weapon during World War II.

00:20It launched from an island off the Baltic coast of Germany called Peine Munde,

00:23and reached an altitude of 52.5 miles before safely landing right on target 118 miles away.

00:29And that's what happened on this day in space.

OTD in Space - October 3: 1st Successful Test Launch of the German A4 Rocket (V-2)

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