Question: What was Bumper 8?
Answer: Bumper 8 was the first rocket launched from Cape Canaveral on July 24, 1950.
Bumper 8 was a two-stage rocket consisting of a captured German V-2 ballistic missile as the first stage, and a WAC Corporal sounding rocket as the upper, second, stage. The rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 3 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and followed a ballistic trajectory over the Joint Long Range Proving Ground.
