Ballistic missile
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A ballistic missile is a type of missile that follows a ballistic trajectory and is powered only during a relatively brief initial period—most of the flight is unpowered. Short-range ballistic missile
Replica V-2
Trident II SLBM launched by ballistic missile submarine
V-2 rocket
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The V-2 rocket, with the development name Aggregat-4, was the world's first practical, modern ballistic missile and suborbital launch vehicle. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine
Ballistic missile
…attempts to deliver explosive payloads over long distances without using crewed aircraft. One of the first operational ballistic missiles was the German Aggregat 4 (A-4), better known as the V-2. It was developed by Nazi Germany during the 1930s and 1940s under a program associated with Wernher von Braun and Walter…
Peenemünde Museum replica of V2
Wernher von Braun at Peenemünde Army Research Center
Wind tunnel model of an A4 in the German Museum of Technology in Berlin
Layout of a V2 rocket