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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.

Historical image related to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. from July 24, 1950

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Military rocket launch site in Florida

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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RTV-G-4 Bumper

Type of rocket

The RTV-G-4 Bumper was a sounding rocket built by the United States. A combination of the German V-2 rocket and the WAC Corporal sounding rocket, it was used to study problems pertaining to two-stage high-speed rockets. The Bumper program launched eight rockets between May 13,…
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