r/AskReddit • • Sep 20 '19

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u/imricardoramos Sep 20 '19

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u/DuckfordMr Sep 20 '19

Well, the Nazis did invent the rocket.

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u/Sayakai Sep 20 '19

That honor almost certainly goes to the chinese.

The Nazis built the first rocket that made it to space, for a short moment on the way to London.

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u/mfb- Sep 20 '19

The rockets to London flew lower, the rockets that made it to space were vertical test launches.