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On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test - Space

The test, while unsucessful, did show that Navy ships could be floating launch pads for a new kind of weapon: the ballistic missile.

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On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test - Space

The test, while unsucessful, did show that Navy ships could be floating launch pads for a new kind of weapon: the ballistic missile.

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