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The British Space Programme

08-08-2014 09:18AM

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A cold autumn day was dawning as the German soldiers of the Altenwalde Versuchskommando prepared their V-2 rocket for launch. They’d done this a hundred times before, firing the rockets that had terrified Londoners as the Second World War dragged on. As officers and other soldiers looked on, they finished their work and watched as the V-2 finally roared up into the sky.
As the V-2 disappeared into the distance the men of the AVKO couldn’t help but smile and cheer.

Their delight was catching, and soon the rest of the soldiers and officers around the launchpad were cheering as well. British officers and soldiers. Because this was Operation Backfire, the beginning of something that most people don’t even know existed – the British Space Programme.

http://lapsedhistorian.com/an-empire-of-stars/

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