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First missile launch - Cape Canaveral, Florida

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Image Number

RC04861

Date Note

Photographed on July 24, 1950.

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Physical Description

1 photoprint - b&w - 10 x 8 in.

General Note

This is a Bumper missile, the first missile launch at Cape Canaveral. It was 62 feet long with a diameter of 5'5" and a finspan of 12 feet. The first-stage V-2 climbed 10 miles, successfully separating from the second-stage WAC Corporal, which traveled another 15 miles.

First missile launch - Cape Canaveral, Florida

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First missile launch - Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1950-07-24. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/28301>, accessed 9 February 2023.

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First missile launch - Cape Canaveral, Florida. 1950-07-24. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 9 Feb. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/28301>

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