1950 Event V-2/WAC Corporal rocket launch; 1st launch from Cape Canaveral 1949 Event V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 km 1946 Event U.S. V-2 rocket reaches 183 km, White Sands Proving Grounds, NM 1946 Event 1st U.S. launch of captured V-2 rocket, White Sands, NM; 8 km alt 1945 Event Last German V-2 (buzz bomb) attack on London 1944 Event German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 kill) 1944 Event 1st V-2 rockets land in London and Antwerp 1942 Event Launch of 1st A-4/V-2 rocket to altitude of 53 miles (85 km) 1942 Event 1st V-2 rocket launch, Peenemunde, Germany; reached 1.3 km
