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“ballistic missile.” Eventually, the Nazis’ research efforts would culminate in the creation of the Vergeltungswaffe (in English, “Vengeance weapon”) or “V-2 Rocket.” The V-2 was a liquid alcohol and oxygen-fueled, long-range ballistic rocket equipped with a guidance system. It was also the first rocket to enter space, as evidenced by a Nazi test in 1944.[414] At 47 feet long and a weight of 28,000-29,000 pounds (12,701 kg-13,154 kg), the V-2 carried 1,600 pounds (725 kg) of high explosives and could travel 200 miles (320 km) at a peak altitude of 50 miles (80 km).[415]”
― Paul McCarthy, The Hand of God: From Oppenheimer to Hypersonics - A Crash Course on Nuclear Weapons and Humankind's Most Dangerous Game