{"product_id":"konrad-dannenberg-v2-photo","title":"Konrad Dannenberg – V2 photo","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtremely Rare Konrad Dannenberg Signed \u0026amp; Inscribed V-2 Photograph – Peenemünde, October 3, 1942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 x 10 inch glossy period-style photograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e depicting a V-2 rocket during preparations at Peenemünde, personally \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehand-signed and extensively annotated by German-American rocket pioneer Konrad Dannenberg (1912–2009)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDannenberg’s handwritten inscription translates as:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The beginning of the Space Age – preparations for the launch of a V-2 rocket in Peenemünde, October 3, 1942.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe date is of extraordinary significance in the history of rocketry. On \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober 3, 1942\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a V-2 launched from Peenemünde achieved the first fully successful flight of the revolutionary ballistic missile, reaching an altitude of approximately 85 kilometers. The flight is widely regarded as one of the defining milestones marking the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeginning of the Space Age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and is often cited as the first human-made object to reach the fringes of space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKonrad Dannenberg was a member of the German rocket team at Peenemünde and later became one of the key engineers brought to the United States, where he worked under \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWernher von Braun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on the development of American launch vehicles. He subsequently played an important role in NASA’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaturn rocket program\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which ultimately enabled the Apollo lunar missions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of an historically important V-2 image, Dannenberg’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal signature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and his highly significant handwritten reference to the October 3, 1942 launch makes this an especially desirable artifact documenting the origins of modern rocketry and human space exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptionally scarce signed piece connecting Peenemünde, the V-2 program, the birth of modern rocketry, and the technological lineage that ultimately led to the Apollo Moon landings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 8 x 10 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotograph:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Glossy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Konrad Dannenberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInscribed:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Handwritten historical annotation referencing Peenemünde and the October 3, 1942 V-2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048951611656,"sku":"15101","price":595.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/15101.jpg?v=1791544725","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/konrad-dannenberg-v2-photo","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}