The tiny, pork-chop-shaped atoll almost created a diplomatic crisis during World War II, served in the space program, and played a role in the hunt for missing aviator Amelia Earhart. Photograph by F.

A previous post discussed the creation of the V-2 rocket, the first man-made object to reach space.Designed and built at the Peenemünde Army Research Center during World War II, the V-2 was ...