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Listen: The Bluegrass & Old-Time ProgramFirst missile launch - Cape Canaveral, Florida
Image Number
RC04861
Date Note
Photographed on July 24, 1950.
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Collection
Reference collection
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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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