As we saw earlier, Werner von Braun was the designer of the various German retaliation rockets at the end of World War II, the most famous being the V-2.

“Wernher Von Braun”

-Weapons of retaliation or revenge as indicated by the letter “V”.

-The V-2 was actually the A-4, known at least up to the A-9 (A-4b).

-Von Braun is credited as the designer of both the rocket and the engine.

-In fact, if we consider the engine and its components as the propulsion unit, it occupied almost the entire body of the rocket, with the small nose section housing the guidance and control systems as well as the explosive cargo.

-Most of the space was taken up by the liquid oxygen and alcohol tanks.

"V-2 Launch"

-Approximately 6,500 V-2 rockets were built and were primarily fired against Antwerp. Later, they were used against London, Brussels, Paris, and Luxembourg. Very few were used on the Eastern Front.

“V-2 Engine Construction”

-As the first known ballistic missile, it already offered considerable performance.

-It reached an altitude of 55 miles and a range of 220 miles, and its top speed was estimated at 3,500 mph.

-For us, the most interesting aspect is the construction of its engines, designed by Wernher. Although experimental, they were mass-produced between 1944 and 1945.

“Magnificent engine at the Cité de l’Espace”

-At the end of WWII, Wernher von Braun went to the United States, where he practiced his profession, eventually designing the Saturn V rocket, the one that took man to the Moon