America built the first rocket to reach an altitude of 50 miles (80 km).
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Shortly after liftoff, the first US Air Force Delta III rocket failed and was blown up mid-air.
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope was launched into Earth's orbit atop a Delta II rocket.
Adolf Hitler signed the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon during World War II.
The European Space Agency successfully launched the Vega launch rocket for the first time.
America's Rocket Lab Electron sent a rocket that uses an electric-filled pump engine into orbit, making it the first of its kind.
