Fort Bliss Monitor

Spc.Brooks Fletcher

The V-2 Rocket is lifted from the ground in preparation
for placement on the trailer, which will transport it for
restoration to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space
Center, located in Hutchinson. The rocket weighs 28,310
pounds and is 56 feet long.

Fort Bliss Museum sends
V-2 Rocket for restoration

SPC. BROOKS FLETCHER
31st ADA Brigade Public Affairs Office

Tuesday marked the first day of an expected year-long restoration project for one of Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center’s unique artifacts; the museum loaded and shipped off its V-2 Rocket.
Due to rigors of time and three relocations over the past 62 years, museum officials have determined the artifact be sent for restoration as it has rusted and is deteriorating throughout, making it dangerous to display in the museum’s parking lot, especially with El Paso’s windy conditions, explained Peter Poessiger, director, Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center.

Arriving to Fort Bliss in 1945, the V-2 Rocket, a registered artifact with the United States Army Center of Military History, Washington, D.C., is one of seven left in the world.

The V-2 Rocket was developed in Germany. It was the first liquid fueled rocket to see combat during World War II. Approximately 3,170 launches were made between September 1944 through March 1945, targeting Belgium, London and Paris.

The technology gained from the rocket’s development formed the basis for subsequent rocketry development throughout the world and a catalyst of the United States’ flight to the moon, stated Poessiger.

Through private funds generated from the ADA Association, the V-2 Rocket’s final destination will be at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, located in Hutchinson, where it will undergo a complete restoration, from inside-out. The museum expects to have the artifact back no later than December.



www.bliss.army.mil	Published for the Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas Community	Jan. 11, 2007

	Spc.Brooks Fletcher The V-2 Rocket is lifted from the ground in preparation for placement on the trailer, which will transport it for restoration to the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, located in Hutchinson. The rocket weighs 28,310 pounds and is 56 feet long. Fort Bliss Museum sends V-2 Rocket for restoration SPC. BROOKS FLETCHER 31st ADA Brigade Public Affairs Office Tuesday marked the first day of an expected year-long restoration project for one of Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center’s unique artifacts; the museum loaded and shipped off its V-2 Rocket. Due to rigors of time and three relocations over the past 62 years, museum officials have determined the artifact be sent for restoration as it has rusted and is deteriorating throughout, making it dangerous to display in the museum’s parking lot, especially with El Paso’s windy conditions, explained Peter Poessiger, director, Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center. Arriving to Fort Bliss in 1945, the V-2 Rocket, a registered artifact with the United States Army Center of Military History, Washington, D.C., is one of seven left in the world. The V-2 Rocket was developed in Germany. It was the first liquid fueled rocket to see combat during World War II. Approximately 3,170 launches were made between September 1944 through March 1945, targeting Belgium, London and Paris. The technology gained from the rocket’s development formed the basis for subsequent rocketry development throughout the world and a catalyst of the United States’ flight to the moon, stated Poessiger. Through private funds generated from the ADA Association, the V-2 Rocket’s final destination will be at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, located in Hutchinson, where it will undergo a complete restoration, from inside-out. The museum expects to have the artifact back no later than December.