Portal:Spaceflight/Selected article/Week 30 2010 Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Spaceflight/Selected_article/Week_30_2010

On July 24, 1950, the Bumper 8 rocket was fired from Cape Canaveral, Florida. During its low-angle atmospheric flight the rocket flew over 320 km (200 mi). This was the first rocket launch from Cape Canaveral. (more...)