On July 24, 1950, the very first rocket to ever launch from Cape Canaveral blasted off into space. Discover more space history 👉 https://trib.al/c5zcY0s The Bumper 2 was an experimental, two-stage rocket that could fly as high as 250 miles above the Earth. It was a V-2 missile base topped with a WAC Corporal rocket and launched under the direction of the General Electric Company. The mission's purpose was to test new rocket technologies and collect data about Earth's upper atmosphere. | Space.c

45K views · 320 reactions | At 5.22am this morning, history was made when SpaceX launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida with two NASA astronauts onboard, headed for the International Space Station. Read more: https://7news.link/3gAv2eh | Sunrise | Facebook