Seventy years ago this month, one of the second world war's scariest weapons began to rain terror on London. But the V-2 was also the world's first spacecraft

Taken at an altitude of 65 miles (104km) by a Devry 35-millimetre camera, the black-and-white image reveals the Earth’s curvature and shows a sweep of cloud cover over the American Southwest.

Fascinating images show how Spitfire pilots defended the UK from invasion as the Battle of Britain commenced in July 1940. Pictured: A German plane crashed into the English Channel.

The development of weapons during the Second World War often laid a foundation for the technology that remains in use to this day. In a desperate attempt

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Nazi Germany and Japan were well advanced in nuclear fission towards the end of WW2. Germany had perfected short range missiles and two stage long range missiles. They had also perfected a long range bomber that could reach the USA with their about to be perfected nuclear bomb. This gives some details as to how close the USA was to being nuclear bombed in 1944.