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Ballistic rocket

Recorded year1944

The V-2 becomes the first human-made object to reach space; its engineers later build Saturn V.

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Liquid-fuel rocketRecorded · 1926enables

Led to

First satelliteRecorded · 1957enables
ICBMRecorded · 1957enables
Iron Dome rocket defenceRecorded · 2011enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.