Magdeburger Startgerät

After several delays, the project was finally stopped in 1934 when the National Socialists prohibited all private missile attempts (which also included the Magdeburg experiment).

[4] The project was initiated in 1932 by Franz Mengering,[5] a businessman from Magdeburg, a follower of the Hollow Earth concept.

[5] Mengering commissioned Rudolf Nebel to develop a manned rocket in order to reach the Moon 5000 kilometersm away.

[6][4] The last documented test flight took place in September 1933[4] The activities of the Verein für Raumschiffahrt and at Raketenflugplatz Berlin-Reinickendorf were under strict surveillance[6] from spring 1933, when the National Socialists came to power.

At the end of 1933 the Gestapo confiscated[4] all documents, and in June 1934 the organization and the rocket airfield were closed.