Great Youtube of Von Brawn/V2 rocket and.the first suborbital video

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Jan 28, 2007

Mike628

nice find =]

Jan 28, 2007

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Ah yes, and here's another tribute to Hr. von Braun:

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Jan 28, 2007

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That great arildno.

Jan 28, 2007

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flashgordon2! said:

Does anyone know the name of the piece that plays after blastoff?

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Jan 29, 2007

flashgordon2!

not quite suborbital . . . but good enought o see the blackness of space!

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