First rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla (1950): the Bumper 2, a two-stage rocket program that was able to reach then-record altitudes of almost 250 miles, higher than the International Space Station's orbit. [3000 × 2310]

https://go.nasa.gov/2O3lVEd via /r/spaceporn http://bit.ly/2QljtKK