On July 24, 1950, the very first rocket to ever launch from Cape Canaveral blasted off into space. Space History Archives👉https://space-com.visitlink.me/Jsa0vd The Bumper 2 was an experimental, two-stage rocket that could fly as high as 250 miles above the Earth. It was a V-2 missile base topped with a WAC Corporal rocket and launched under the direction of the General Electric Company. The mission's purpose was to test new rocket technologies and collect data about Earth's upper atmosphere. |

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