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V2 Rockets in London
The A4 (Aggregat 4) alias V-2 rocket or Vergeltungswaffe 2 ("Reprisal weapon 2") was an early ballistic missile used by the German Army against mostly Belgian and British targets during the later stages of World War II. The V2 rocket became the first man-made object launched into space during test flights that reached an altitude of 189 km (117 miles).[1] It was the progenitor of the Space Race, which ultimately put men on the moon, and resulted in probes that have now left our solar system (see Voyager program).
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