Takom 1/35 WWII German Single Stage Ballistic Missile V2 Plastic Model Kit [2075]The V 2 rocket, technical name Aggregat 4 (A4), was the world's first long range guided ballistic missile. The missile with a liquid propellant rocket engine was developed during the Second World War in Germany. The V 2 rocket also became the first artificial object to cross the boundary of space with the vertical launch of MW 18014 on 20 June 1944.