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Jan 1, 1232
Rockets are Born
In China, gunpowder's advantages became clear to the chinese, so they tried to incorporate it in to warfare and weapons. The result was the first rocket invented. The exact date is not known, but time toast doesn't allow us to put "unknown for the date". -
Jan 1, 1300
The Crusades
Rockets were widely used during the 14th century crusades. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton discovers the " Universal Laws of Motion." These three laws opens up the discoveries of physics. -
Battle of Seringapatam
Rockets were used in the Battle of Seringatam. The rockets were fired by the Indians who revolted against the British. These rockets were built with sharp bamboo to produce mass damge. These rockets killed 3 british soldiers and injured 4 more. -
War of 1812
The British fired Congreve rockets against the United States in the War of 1812. -
William Hale
William Hale, another British inventor, invented the stickless rocket in 1846. -
New Possibilities
Skillful theorists, like Konstantian Tsiolkovsky in Russia, were examining the fundamental scientific theories behind rocketry. They were beginning to consider the possibility of space travel. -
Wright Brothers
Two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, named Wilbur and Orville Wright, were successful in flying an airplane they built. Their powered aircraft flew for 12 seconds above the sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, making them the first people to pilot a heavier-than-air machine that took off on its own power, remained under control, and sustained flight. -
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created. -
First Man in Space
Yuri Gagarin, a Russian, became the first man in space. -
On the Moon
The crowning achievement for the Saturn V rocket came when it launched Apollo 11 astronauts to the moon -
Hubble Telescope
The Hubble Telescope was launched into space. -
Columbia Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere, killing the crew. Damage from insulating foam hitting the orbiter's leading wing on liftoff is later cited as the cause of the accident. -
Mars Exploration Rover
The first Mars Exploration Rover lands on Mars. -
Rocket Veggies
The first veggies that are grown on a rocket