V-2 Replica

What appeared to be a V-2 was in a roped-off gallery in the early stages of construction; I suppose it's probably easier to build a gallery around the V-2 than try to move it into the gallery when it's done.

The gallery overlooks the open-air gallery, and so it was possible to get an overall shot of it from the far walk-way.

I was excited by the way the V-2 was mounted; while it appeared to have had its engine removed, the exhaust vanes were visible, and it was possible to see some of the mechanism which steers the vanes. However, I later found out that this V-2 was only a replica built for a TV mini-series. I still posted the pictures of the steering vanes, but do keep in mind that this is a replica.

Marshall Space Flight Center once maintained a history page regarding V-2 operations in the US after the war. Kennedy Space Center once had a Konrad Dannenberg interview which also contained information about the development of the V-2. Another interesting V-2 site is V2ROCKET.COM.

Finally, I have a number of V-2-related resource.