> but the United States got the knowledge (and some unused V-2s) to give their space and missile development a big boost. The first big rockets the US fired were unused V-2 rockets followed by US-built V-2 clones.
So did the USSR -- but they were already (much) further along with rocket engine development than the US.
So did the USSR -- but they were already (much) further along with rocket engine development than the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-1_(missile)
At first the USSR even had V-2's produced in Germany -- Mittelbau-Dora was in their occupation zone.