German V-2 with a 700-pound Army-JPL Wac Corporal.
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1950 July 19 - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
LV Family:
V-2.
Launch Vehicle:
V-2.
LV Configuration: V-2 Stage 1/ WAC-Corporal Stage 2.
- First attempted launch from Cape Canaveral. - .
Payload: WAC-Corporal. Nation: USA. Related Persons: von Braun. Program: Bumper. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Summary: Pad abort on 19 July of Bumper No. 8, a German V-2 with a 320 kg Army-JPL Wac Corporal. Launch scrubbed first due to emergency landing of aircraft in the range; second attempt, no lift, main chamber did not ignite..
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