<P> Nonetheless , Goddard 's paper was highly influential on Hermann Oberth , who in turn influenced Wernher von Braun . Von Braun became the first to produce modern rockets as guided weapons , employed by Adolf Hitler . Von Braun 's V - 2 was the first rocket to reach space , at an altitude of 189 kilometers ( 102 nautical miles ) on a June 1944 test flight . </P>
<P> Nonetheless , Goddard 's paper was highly influential on Hermann Oberth , who in turn influenced Wernher von Braun . Von Braun became the first to produce modern rockets as guided weapons , employed by Adolf Hitler . Von Braun 's V - 2 was the first rocket to reach space , at an altitude of 189 kilometers ( 102 nautical miles ) on a June 1944 test flight . </P>
when did the first rocket go into space
when did the first rocket go into space
June 1944
June 1944