- Spaceflight before 1951
|June
1944 , date unknown
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziV-2
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziPeenemuende
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziWehrmacht
|Wehrmacht
|nowrap|Sub-orbital
|Vertical firing test
|Within 10 minutes of launch
|Successful
|First man-made object to cross theKarman line ,Apogee : km to mi|176|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
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|June1944 , date unknown
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziV-2
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziPeenemuende
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziWehrmacht
|Wehrmacht
|Sub-orbital
|Vertical firing test
|Within 10 minutes of launch
|Failure
|Guidance malfunction
-
|June1944 , date unknown
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziV-2
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziPeenemuende
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziWehrmacht
|Wehrmacht
|Sub-orbital
|Vertical firing test
|Within 10 minutes of launch
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|189|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|14 September 1944
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziV-2
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziPeenemünde
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziWehrmacht
|Wehrmacht
|Sub-orbital
|Vertical test flight
|14 September 1944
|Successful
|First spaceflight with recorded dateApogee : convert|175|km|mi
-
|7 December 1944 , 17:00GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziV-2
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziPeenemünde
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziWehrmacht
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziMa-333
|Wehrmacht
|Sub-orbital
|Vertical test flight
|7 December 1944
|Successful
|Apogee : convert|104|km|mi
-
|9 December 1944 , 17:10GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziV-2
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziPeenemünde
|flagicon|GER|variant=NaziWehrmacht
|Wehrmacht
|Sub-orbital
|Vertical test flight
|9 December 1944
|Successful
|Apogee : convert|106|km|mi
-
|16 April 1946 , 21:47GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Cosmic radiation research
|16 April 1946
|Failure
|FirstHermes project V-2 launch
-
|10 May 1946 , 21:15GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Chemical release
|10 May 1946
|Successful
|First US spaceflight.Apogee : km to mi|112|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|29 May 1946 , 21:12GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Chemical release
|29 May 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|189|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|13 June 1946 , 23:40GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|13 June 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|117|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|28 June 1946 , 19:25GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|28 June 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|108|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|9 July 1946 , 19:25GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|9 July 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|134|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|19 July 1946 , 19:11GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Ionospheric research
|19 July 1946
|Failure
-
|30 July 1946 , 23:40GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Chemical release
|30 July 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|162|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|15 August 1946 , 18:00GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Chemical release
|15 August 1946
|Failure
-
|22 August 1946 , 17:15GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Aeronomy research
|22 August 1946
|Failure
-
|10 October 1946 , 18:02GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|10 October 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|164|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|24 October 1946 , 19:15GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric /APL
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research/Chemical release/Earth photography
|24 October 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|105|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|7 November 1946 , 20:31GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Chemical release/Radiation research
|7 November 1946
|Failure
|Apogee : km to mi|100|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|21 November 1946 , 16:55GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|21 November 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|102|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|5 December 1946 , 20:08GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research
|5 December 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|153|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|18 December 1946 , 05:12GMT
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Chemical release/meteor research
|18 December 1946
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|184|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|20 February 1947
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|Rye andcotton seeds, fruit flies.
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Atmosphere/biological research
|7 March 1947
|Successful
|First animals in space
Apogee : 110 km (60 mi) [ [http://www.ispyspace.com/1900_to_1950.html ispyspace.com] ]
-
|7 March 1947
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|Rye andcotton seeds, fruit flies.
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Atmosphere/biological research
|7 March 1947
|Successful
|First photograph from spaceApogee : 161 km (100 mi) [ [http://www.ispyspace.com/1900_to_1950.html ispyspace.com] ]
-
|24 February 1949
|flagicon|GER|variant=allied /flagicon|USA|variant=1912Bumper
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912General Electric
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Bumper-5
|US Army
|Sub-orbital
|24 February 1949
|Successful
|Reached km to mi|644|abbr=yes|wiki=yes [ [http://www.wsmr.army.mil/pao/FactSheets/bump.htm White Sands Missile Range - Bumper Project] ]
-
|14 June 1949
|flagicon|GER|variant=alliedV-2
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912US Army /General Electric
|Albert II
|US Army /General Electric
|Sub-orbital
|Atmosphere/Biological research
|14 June 1949
|Successful
|First monkey in spaceApogee : 134 km (83 mi) [ [http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/v2cology.htm] [http://www.ispyspace.com/1900_to_1950.html ispyspace.com] ]
-
|9 February 1950 , 21:44GMT
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Viking
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Martin
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Viking 3
|NRL
|Sub-orbital
|Solar research and Earth photography
|9 February 1950
|Failure
|Veered off-course. Failed to reach space (Apogee km to mi|80.5|abbr=yes|wiki=yes)
-
|12 May 1950 , 03:08GMT
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Viking
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912USS|Norton Sound|AVM-1|6,Jarvis Island
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Martin/US Navy
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Viking 4
|NRL
|Sub-orbital
|Ionospheric andAeronomy research
|12 May 1950
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|169|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-
|21 November 1950 , 17:18GMT
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Viking
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912LC-33, White Sands
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Martin/US Navy
|flagicon|USA|variant=1912Viking 5
|NRL
|Sub-orbital
|Ionospheric and solar research
|21 November 1950
|Successful
|Apogee : km to mi|174|abbr=yes|wiki=yes
-References
Footnotes
ee also
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List of V-2 test launches
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