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We think this mechanism, found in a missile workshop in the south works at Peenemünde, might be the remains of a points switch for a narrow gauge factory railway. Click for more info. In our exploration of the historical sites around Peenemünde we often encounter relics that are a mystery toRead on

V2 missile at X + 2 seconds after launch during British tests for Project Backfire in Cuxhaven, Germany in 1945. In this short video we take a look at some basic rocket science and answer the question: What makes a rocket fly? How does the rocket achieve its unique formRead on

… and changed the world. This odd snippet of V2 rocket history spotlights a haunting connection between an old 3″ refracting telescope, hidden but in plain view, high up on a wall in the Berlin Technical Museum, and the astonishing career of Wernher von Braun, leading architect of the V2Read on

This video is one of a series that looks in some detail at less prominent equipment, in this case the umbilical cable system, aboard the  V2 missile that are often hard to see on complete museum exhibits and are also not well covered by easily accessible literature. Equipment bay testRead on

LEV-3 V2 missile gyroscope system with mounting plate. The third component of this system, the Muller gyroscopic accelerometer, is missing – the two slightly raised mounting points can be seen on the right-hand side of the mounting plate. How a gyroscope guides a rocket: Have you ever wondered how thisRead on