Record Height For Rocket. —U.S. Army technicians at White Sands, New Mexico, fired a V-2 rocket to a height of 104 miles, eclipsing by 23.6 milos the highest previous altitude. The rocket fell 69 miles from the launching point Instruments carried in the nose came down separately intact and are expected to provide valuable information about cosmic rays, temperatures and pressures.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 248, 1 August 1946, Page 4
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