Jul 24 1950

From The Space Library

Bumper No. 8, a German V-2 with a 700-pound Army-JPL Wac Corporal, was fired from Long-Range Proving Ground at Cape Canaveral; the first-stage V-2 climbed 10 miles separated from the second-stage Corporal which traveled 15 more miles. This was the first missile launch from Cape Canaveral.