Exploring Space

The first steps into space were taken by German scientists during World War II while testing the V2 rocket which became the first human-made object in space. After the war, the Allies used German scientists and their captured rockets in programs for both military and civilian research. The first scientific exploration from space was the cosmic radiation experiment launched by the U.S. on a V2 rocket on May 10, 1946. The first images of Earth taken from space followed the same year while the first animal experiment saw fruit flies lifted into space in 1947, both also on V2's launched by Americans and their German advisors. These suborbital experiments only allowed a very short time in space which limited their usefulness.

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