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[V2 No. 3] The historic launch of the first ever American rocket to reach outer space. US Army, 10 May 1946. Printed 1946. Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3×25.4 cm (8×10 in), captioned on the recto below image “V-2 leaving ground after being ignited 10 May 1946” and “US Army Ordnance Proving Ground White Sands, N. M.”, with a ID reference stamp numbered “2V22” on the verso, with two filing holes to the top (US Army Ordnance Proving Ground, white Sands, New Mexico). Literature: LIFE, 27 May 1946, pp. 31–35 (variant). The very beginning of the US space program. An extremely rare photograph of V2 No. 3 taking off for space from White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Launched on May 10, 1946, this V-2 was the first American rocket to reach outer space, at an altitude of 70 miles (see LIFE magazine, 27 May 1946, pp. 31–35: https://books.google.fr/books?id=ZEsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&hl=fr&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=false). The official boundary of space is the Karman line which lies at an altitude of 62.5 miles (100 km). Von Braun’s V-2 rocket was the first man-made object to reach outer space, at an altitude of 189 kilometers (102 nautical miles) on a June 1944 test flight at Peenemünde in Germany. After WWII, Von Braun and several of his key co-workers were recruited as part of Operation Paperclip, securing critical missile and rocket technology for the US Army. Captured V-2 rockets were shipped to the United States. Firing from the Army’s Proving Ground at White Sands, New Mexico, began in 1946 and marked the very beginning of the American space program. Condition Small creases at top left and bottom right, two filing holes to the top, otherwise glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:00 pm Estimate 10,000–15,000 DKK
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