December 1934 - -
 Saenger paper on rocket-propelled aircraft Nation: Austria. Eugen Saenger published Neuere Ergebnisse der Rakenflugtechnik (New Possibilities for Rocket Flight Technology) in Vienna. However the dean of the Vienna Technische Hochschule prohibits Saenger from conducting any further rocket experiments.
1934 December 19 - 11:15 GMT - Launch Vehicle: A2. -
 A2 rocket 'Max' successfully launched. Nation: Germany. Apogee: 2.20 km (1.37 mi). Von Braun's German Ordnance group launches A-2 'Max' from the Island of Borkum in the North Sea before the Commander-in-Chief of the German Army. The rocket is at an altitude of 1.7 km at burn-out, and reaches 2.2 km before falling back to impact 800 m from the launch point.
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1934 December 20 - 06:52 GMT - Launch Vehicle: A2. - A2 rocket 'Moritz' successfully launched. Nation: Germany. Apogee: 3.50 km (2.10 mi). Von Braun's German Ordnance group launches the second of two A-2 rockets ('Moritz') successfully to a height of 3.5 km on the Island of Borkum in the North Sea. Burnout is at 1.8 km, and the rocket ascends more vertically than the test the previous day, reaching a greater altitude and impacting 500 m from the launch point.
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