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Consider this through an chain of events.

December 3rd, 1941 - Erich Traub, an german scientist makes an artilley system that can fire rockets.

January 15th, 1942 - Erich Traub, uses an enlarged barrel and upgraded artilley system to launch the infamous V2 in to aero-space, barely reaching outside in to space and informs Germany's Astronomy research community of his discovery.

April 20th, 1942 - The German Astronomy research community launches an V2 in to space with the systems Erich designed, inside the rockets tip is an lone nazi flag and an portrait of hitler in honor of hitler's birthday.

October 27, 1942 - Germany launches an manned rocket to outside space using an Messerschmitt 262 to carry it to 45,000 feet (with oxygen of course.) and the rocket reaches to the outside and re-entry is barely successful and the Astronaut had to be treated for very severe burns due to the re-entry and keeps an log on this but keeps it an secret and uses an double for the televised return of the rocket (which is re-staged for the cameras.)
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