<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>Did the link work for you?<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote>Yes, but I found it difficult to follow so I thought I'd ask in case someone knew.<br /><br /><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>That was a science mission in the US.<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote>Thanks... <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br /><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>Yes I believe a V-2 was the first vehicle to go into what is considered space by the IFA. The US government and its services, military and civilian - NASA - accept 50 miles as the space boundary, not 62, which is 100km.<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote>It seems it was the V-2 either way. I found that on the 18th of March 1943 one reached 95 km and in beginning of 1944 another reached 189 km.<br /><br />For some reason I have always believed that the V-2 never quite reached space and from television documentaries, while they always mention the V-2, you get the impression that the space age began with Sputnik. This is more impressive than I thought...