V2 ROCKET LAUNCH Presentation by Austin Ford. A German rocket scientist Invented the V2 Rocket and...
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Transcript of V2 ROCKET LAUNCH Presentation by Austin Ford. A German rocket scientist Invented the V2 Rocket and...
Wernher Magnus Maximilian, Freiherr von Braun
A German rocket scientist
Invented the V2 Rocket and later many more rockets
Became a rocket scientist for the U.S. as an architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle
Development Of The Rocket
The rocket was developed to be a super weapon for the German military
Von Braun was head of the team that developed the rocket The development took place in Kummersdorf where they
successfully launched two rockets Development continued at the Peenemünde facility, which
contained the parts essential for the continuous development of the rocket
The rockets final development and manufacturing was finished on March 16 1942.
Rocket’s Launch The first successful
flight was on October 1,1942 in Peenemünde
After the first launch Von Braun is quoted saying ” This third day of October, 1942, is the first of a new era of transportation, that of space travel”
Technical Details Of The Rocket The rocket uses a combustion burner
engine that burns at 2500–2700 °C to fly
The rocket is power by a mixture of water and ethanol for fuel the is uses and uses liquid oxygen for the oxidizer in the rocket.
A PIGA accelerator was the system that controlled the engine shutoff
Vertical and horizontal gyroscopes were part of the LEV-3 guidance system that controlled lateral stabilization
Four external rudders were placed on the tail fins and internal graphite vanes near the exit of the motor
One tail fin was always aligned with the target azimuth before flight and the rocket was designed with a flight curve that was parabolic.
Usage The rocket was used as a long range
weapon for the German military in WWII After the first rocket landed in London Von
Braun said” The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.”
The weapon was later captured by the allies and used by them for testing
The rocket was used for research and development after WWII for future rocket and missile designs
The V2 rocket was used to take the first photo from space
Technological Advancement
The rocket’s design later lead to the designs that were used for the aircraft that landed men on the moon
The scientist responsible for the rocket later would work for N.A.S.A. on spacecraft
The rocket was also responsible for the rocket designs that would be cold war and modern ICBM’s
The rocket was also responsible for the rocket designs that would be cold war and modern ICBM’s