MW 18014
| Mission type | Test launch |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wehrmacht |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | MW 18014 |
| Spacecraft type | V-2 |
| Manufacturer | Mittelwerk GmbH |
| Launch mass | 12,500 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 June 1944 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Impact |
| Destroyed | 20 June 1944 |
MW 18014 was a German V-2 rocket test launch that took place on 20 June 1944,[1] at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Peenemünde. It was the first man-made object to reach outer space, attaining an apoapsis of 176 kilometers, which is above the Kármán line[2] (the currently accepted boundary of Earth's atmosphere, at 100 km above the surface). It was a vertical test launch. Although it reached space, it was a sub-orbital spaceflight and therefore returned to Earth in an impact.
References
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Peenemuende". Astronautix. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Cain, Frasier (July 25, 2013). "How high is space?". Universe Today. Retrieved August 22, 2015.