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To be fair, Von Braun and parts of his team had a huge amount of experience from many years of testing experimental smaller rockets at Peenemünde (the museum is

by sho_hn 4y ago

To be fair, Von Braun and parts of his team had a huge amount of experience from many years of testing experimental smaller rockets at Peenemünde (the museum is great) and other places. You can find footage of V-2 test launches where the entire test article comes falling/crashing down into the countryside. I would also assume that approvals for risky launches or going hard on gear was a bit easier to get during a war time weapons research operation, so they presumably had their cowboy years.

krisoft 4y ago
> You can find footage of V-2 test launches where the entire test article comes falling/crashing down into the countryside. Absolutely. Here are some of the test footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YFU4KaJSSc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YFU4KaJSSc (not really fancying the music, but couldn't find one without.)