Historical Space Locations: Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum
Description:
Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum on Usedom island preserves the WWII V-2 rocket development site, with exhibits in former power plants showcasing replicas, documents, and remnants of launch bunkers.
It educates on the ethical complexities of wartime innovation, including forced labor, through multimedia displays.
The museum attracts historians and tourists, emphasizing peace-time applications of rocketry legacy.
Key Historical Significance:
Birthplace of modern rocketry under Wernher von Braun; influenced post-war space programs.
