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Date: Dec 15 21:05 2008

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Date: Oct 30 14:07 2008

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Forgotten cradle of the space age A few dozen miles south of Berlin, Germany, in the province of Brandenburg, a narrow tree-lined road weaves across scenic meadows and lake-side villages. Near the town of Kummersdorf, a complex of old brown buildings resembling military barracks stands at the intersection of a seemingly abandoned railway line. Covered with Russian-language graffiti, these semi-collapsed bunkers can be easily mistaken for remnants of the Soviet military bases which litter Eastern Europe. Yet, these unmarked structures represent a forgotten cradle of the Space Age. Read more __________________

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Date: Feb 12 22:11 2008

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Date: Jun 13 13:29 2007

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(Old news) Germany launches the first V-1 rocket attacks against London. It is the first guided-missile strike against an enemy city in the history of warfare. The V-1, one of Nazi Germany's so-called "wonder weapons," had been in development during the '30s but research slowed when a German victory seemed likely in the early stages of World War II. After Germany's defeat in the Battle of Britain, Adolf Hitler reinvigorated the rocket program under the direction of Wernher von Braun. Read more __________________

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