Heron&Fox Photo<p>The first <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rocket</span></a> to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/launch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>launch</span></a> from Cape <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Canaveral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canaveral</span></a> was <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bumper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bumper</span></a> 8, a modified V-2 <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/missile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>missile</span></a> with the existing WAC Corporal rocket developed by the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> for a second stage.<br>The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/V2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>V2</span></a> was developed by Werner von Braun for Nazi Germany. Under Operation Paperclip, many German scientists and engineers were sought out by the United States, including von Braun, who was eager to go with the Americans over the Soviets. He also provided the US with information about locations to find V-2 components, which the US happily took out from under its Allies’ noses.<br>The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WACCorporal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WACCorporal</span></a> was developed by the US Army Ordinance Corps and a laboratory at the University of California.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bumper8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bumper8</span></a>’s launch was a failure.<br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Museum</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MuseumDisplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumDisplay</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/WernerVonBraun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WernerVonBraun</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OperationPaperclip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationPaperclip</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photo</span></a><br>Buy a print: <a href="https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/v-2-engine-heron-and-fox.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heronfox.pixels.com/featured/v</span><span class="invisible">-2-engine-heron-and-fox.html</span></a></p>