The German V-2 rocket was not a real guided missile. Its control apparatus was set before firing. If the rocket went in the wrong direction, all that could be done was to cut off the fuel supply (by radio) and bring the rocket down.
Last week the Air Force announced that it has developed and tested two rockets that are really guided. One, the NATIV (North American Test Instrument Vehicle), is a small contraption 13 feet long, designed for high-speed aerodynamic studies. The other, the 774, looks like a formidable weapon (see cut). It is 32 feet long (the V-2 was...
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