The Bumper 5 was a two-stage rocket that combined the V-2 rocket with a WAC Corporal sounding rocket. While the V-2 achieved its thrust by burning a mixture of liquid oxygen and alcohol at a rapid ...

a German V-2 rocket mated with a U.S. WAC Corporal rocket. The sandbag-protected blockhouse featured a periscope-like window with reflective mirrors so technicians could see the pad. When is the ...

Rocket enthusiasts have dreamed for years of “multistage” rockets with detachable sections that drop off, one by one, after their fuel is exhausted. Dr. Robert H. Goddard, U.S. father of ...