0h 17min, jan 25, 1944 y - V2 goes to space
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The first man-made object to reach space was the German V2 rocket on June 20, 1944. It wad designed by Wernher von Braun, who would later help design the rockets used in the apollo program. This event led to ICBMs and all modern rocketrty.
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