First Rockets in Space

In 1942, Germany launched the first rocket into space. This was around the time of the Cold War. Because the United States was also trying to improve space technology, this caused tension. Although at the time because they beat us into space we thought they were better, this really helped the US in the long run. This motivated us to also launch our own rockets into space and further improve our space technology before any other country. Not too long after, on July 20, 1969 the United States accomplished a huge achievement by becoming the first country to step on the moon. To this day, our country is one of the countries with the most knowledge of space and the best space technology. If Germany hadn't beat us to the launching of the first rocket into space, it wouldn't have pushed us to be where we are today.