V-2 Rocket Engine

This is one of the only remaining ACTUAL V-2 rocket engines left in existence. Developed by Nazi Germany during World War II, the V-2 is considered as one of the greatest leaps forward in rocket technology, and is considered the world’s first operational ballistic missile. Captured by the U.S. at the end of the war, the V-2 technology established the foundation for America’s space program and its future journey to landing man on the moon in 1969. (Actual Artifact)