A Presentation by Jarrett A Presentation by Jarrett Kleeman & Alex FlicksteinKleeman & Alex Flickstein

Beginnings of German RocketryBeginnings of German RocketryApril 11, 1928April 11, 1928

The first manned rocket car was tested at Berlin, The first manned rocket car was tested at Berlin, Germany.Germany.

May 1931May 1931A liquid fueled rocket, called the Repulsor, A liquid fueled rocket, called the Repulsor,

traveled traveled 2 1/2 miles in Germany and rose 1,000 2 1/2 miles in Germany and rose 1,000 yards.yards.

July 1932July 1932The first rocket demonstration for the German The first rocket demonstration for the German

Army.Army.

New Rockets New Rockets

V-1 V-1 unreliable, unreliable, inaccurate, and easily inaccurate, and easily shot down by shot down by enemies enemies

V-2 V-2 faster than the faster than the speed of sound and speed of sound and there was no defense there was no defense against itagainst it

V-2 RocketV-2 Rocket

First TestFirst Test Rocket lost Rocket lost control and control and

crashedcrashed

Second TestSecond Test Rocket Rocket passes sound passes sound

barrierbarrier

Third TestThird Test Complete Complete Success Success

Rocket DevelopmentRocket Development

During the early 1930’s, new rockets were being During the early 1930’s, new rockets were being formed, built, and testedformed, built, and tested

Success!Success!

The success of the The success of the rockets brought more rockets brought more attention towards the attention towards the British and Adolf British and Adolf HitlerHitler

Rockets Used in World War IIRockets Used in World War II

June 13, 1942June 13, 1942 – The FIRST The FIRST

launching attempt launching attempt is madeis made

July 7, 1943July 7, 1943– Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler

assigned the assigned the highest military highest military priority to the V-2 priority to the V-2 programprogram

V-2 RocketsV-2 Rockets

A total of 5,000 were built A total of 5,000 were built during the warduring the war

Used against targets in Used against targets in Britain and allied territoriesBritain and allied territories

600 of them were used in 600 of them were used in teststests

V-2 RocketsV-2 Rockets

First attack in September of 1941 was a First attack in September of 1941 was a considerable successconsiderable success

It killed over 2500 people and caused much It killed over 2500 people and caused much property damageproperty damage

First attack hit the target of one mile per second…. (3600 mph!)

Tough DecisionTough Decision

Top scientists met up Top scientists met up together to decide if together to decide if they should stay in they should stay in Germany and wait for Germany and wait for the Russians or move the Russians or move south and surrender south and surrender to the Americans to the Americans

Most chose to go Most chose to go SouthSouth

German Rocket DevelopmentGerman Rocket Development

Military researcher Military researcher arrested for over arrested for over concentration and concentration and studies on space studies on space travel rather than travel rather than military missile military missile problemsproblems

Dr. Wernher von Braun

Death of HitlerDeath of Hitler

The death of Hitler in 1944 The death of Hitler in 1944 forced Germans to make forced Germans to make plans of surrendering to plans of surrendering to AmericaAmerica

News of surrender made News of surrender made efforts to salvage the efforts to salvage the German Rocket ProgramGerman Rocket Program

January 24, 1945January 24, 1945

Germans successfully Germans successfully launched a winged launched a winged version of the V-2version of the V-2

It reached an altitude It reached an altitude of 50 miles and a of 50 miles and a speed of 2,700 mphspeed of 2,700 mph

AmericansAmericans

During May of 1945, During May of 1945, Americans moved Americans moved out of the region out of the region under much under much pressure due to the pressure due to the Soviets moving inSoviets moving in

America vs. Russia:America vs. Russia:The Space RaceThe Space Race

Each country Each country had their own had their own German German scientists after scientists after World War II for World War II for the Space Race the Space Race in the 1950sin the 1950s