MW 18014
| Mission type | Test launch |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wehrmacht |
| Apogee | 176 km (109 miles) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | MW 18014 |
| Spacecraft type | A-4/V-2 |
| Manufacturer | Mittelwerk GmbH |
| Launch mass | 12,500 kg |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 June 1944 |
| Launch site | Peenemünde Army Research Center |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Impact |
| Destroyed | 20 June 1944 |
MW 18014 was a German A-4 test rocket launched on 20 June 1944, at the Peenemünde Army Research Center in Peenemünde. It was the first man-made object to reach outer space, attaining an apogee of 176 kilometres (109 mi), well above the Kármán line that was established later as the lowest altitude of space. It was a vertical test launch, and was not intended to reach orbital velocity, so it returned and impacted Earth, making it the first sub-orbital spaceflight.