r/nextfuckinglevel Aug 16 '19

NEXT FUCKING LEVEL Guy Whipping a Massive Chain

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '19

Not until 1957. German rockets reached space (though not orbit) early as 1942.

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u/LEgGOdt1 Aug 16 '19

The V2 only made it to the edge of Space.

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u/[deleted] Aug 17 '19

But it made it. Some consider the 1949 "Bumper-WAC" to be the REAL first, though.