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* The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket occurs.
:* It flies 147 km (91 mi) and reaches an altitude of 84.5 km (52.5 mi), becoming the first man-made object to reach [[space]].
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* '''[[January 13]]''' - A test [[pilot]] becomes the first person to escape from a stricken aircraft with an ejection seat. * '''[[October 03|October 3]]''' - The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket occurs. :* It flies 147 km (91 mi) and reaches an altitude of 84.5 km (52.5 mi), becoming the first man-made object to reach [[space]].
* [[Table of Elements#P|Plutonium]] is isolated for the first time, at the [[Branches of Scientific Study#M|Metallurgical]] Laboratory of the University of Chicago.
* The "Manhattan Project": The first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated.
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