1949.2.24 The first rocket reaching the sky

V-2/WAC CORPORAL of the US flew at the speed of 8.3 kilometers and was the first rocket reaching the outer space, launched to the sky over White Sands, New Mexico with the altitude of 393 kilometers.

This two- stage rocket launched by booster laboratory of the US Army（V-2 is the first stage and the second stage Aerobee-Hi with the weight of 317.8 kilograms）acquiring the important data of ion of the electrons.