From Missile Launch Officer to Historian: The Impact of Rob Young’s Service
Robert Young points to the inside of a model V-2 ballistic missile engine during a guided tour he gave to U.S. AFIT students at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Jan. 16, 2025. The V-2 was the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile and became the first artificial object to travel into space by crossing the Kármán line (edge of space) on June 20, 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann)
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Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann
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