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Began working for the German Army
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Developed a long range missile, the V-4 later renamed the V2
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The V-2 rocket was first launched into outer space
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During WW II Nazi Germany fired V-2s against their allies hitting targets in five countries and killing thousands of people
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Von Braun's rocket team produced America's first ballistic missile,the Redstone
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A modified Redstone rocket fired the first satellite Explorer 1, into space.
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Von Braun's team built the Saturn, the largest rocket ever built.
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Von Braun and his team built the Saturn IB, the rocket that launched the Apollo Spacecraft into Earth orbit.
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Saturn V, the rocket that landed Apollo 11 on the moon for the first human voyage and explorers walked for the 1st time ever!