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A4 V2 missile turbopump and Walter steam drive
A4-V2 missile technology

A4 / V2 Rocket in detail: Turbopump

July 5, 2019 Robert J Dalby 0

By steam engine to the stars? An overview of the V2 rocket’s turbopump The idea that one of the most significant inventions to emerge from the second world war was ‘steam-driven’ may strike you as more than a little anachronistic; […]

V2 missile launch at Cuxhaven
Rocket stuff for education and fun

Rocket science: What makes a rocket fly?

April 29, 2018 V2 Rocket History Comments Off on Rocket science: What makes a rocket fly?

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Childhood photo of Nazi armourer and space age pioneer Wernher von Braun
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The telescope that launched the space age

April 21, 2018 V2 Rocket History Comments Off on The telescope that launched the space age

… 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, […]

umbilical cable system
A4-V2 missile technology

A4-V2 Rocket Umbilical cable system – and ‘cat flap’?

April 20, 2018 V2 Rocket History Comments Off on A4-V2 Rocket Umbilical cable system – and ‘cat flap’?

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How a gyroscope guides a rocket
Rocket stuff for education and fun

How a gyroscope guides a rocket

April 20, 2018 V2 Rocket History Comments Off on How a gyroscope guides a rocket

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