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A replica V-2 missile sits alongside an authentic Redstone rocket as well. The exhibits bring to life the daring feats of astronauts and the genius of rocket scientists. The museum offers a hands ...

But the V-2 wasn’t the only rocket-powered vehicle that the Germans were working on, a whole series of follow-up vehicles were in the design phase when the Allies took Berlin in 1945. Some were ...

Walter Dornberger (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1980-009-33 / CC-BY-SA 3.0) This is the world in which V-2, written by the head of the German rocket development program Walter Dornberger, takes place.