Bumper
USA
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German V-2 with a 700-pound Army-JPL Wac Corporal.
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Chronology
1 event
1950 July 19
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: V-2.- First attempted launch from Cape Canaveral. - . Payload: WAC-Corporal. Nation: USA. Related Persons: von Braun. Program: Bumper. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. 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..