1941 October 19 - Launch Vehicle: Goddard. Model: Goddard P-C. -
 End of Goddard sounding rocket tests Nation: USA. The Goddard P series pump-turbine tests had run from November 1939-October 1941. The series included 15 proving-stand tests and nine attempts at flight tests, of which only two resulted in flights. Average interval between tests was 28 days. This also ended Goddard development of liquid fuel rockets for space flight. Beginning in September 1941 with the impending involvement of the US in the world war, the Goddard rocket establishment worked under contracts with the Bureau of Aeronautics of the Navy Department and the Army Air Forces. Up to that point Goddard's team had completed 103 liquid rocket proving stand tests and made 48 attempts at flight tests, of which 31 resulted in rocket flights
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1941 November 9 - -
 Von Braun promoted to SS Obersturmfuehrer. Nation: Germany.
1941 November 15 - Launch Vehicle: EA 1941. -
 EA 1941 engine run. Nation: France. Barre conducts his first engine test of his EA-1941 surface-to-air rocket at Lazarc. The engine runs for 42 seconds before exploding.
December 1941 - Launch Site: Peenemuende. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: A9/A10, V-2. - Mach 10 wind tunnel designed. Nation: Germany. In preparation for the A9/A10 transatlantic missile, the Peenemuende team completed design of a Mach 10 wind tunnel. However construction would not begin for another two years due to priority on devoting all available engineering time to getting the A4 into production.
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