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History Of The Development Of Rockets And Rocket Science

By billymc
  • Johann Schmidlap

    Johann Schmidlap

    Johann Schmidlap created the first multi stage rocket. Schmidlap published a book on his findings called "Künstliche und rechtschaffene Fewrwerck zum Schimpff".
  • Newton's law of motion

    Newton's law of motion

    1).n object will remain at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external force.
    2).The acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of the object.
    F=ma
    3). For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
  • William Hale- rocket stabilisation

    William Hale- rocket stabilisation

    in 1844 William Hale created rocket stabilisation using angled exhaust ports in rocket to force a rotation resulting in a stabilised rocket.
  • Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

    Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

    Konstantin Tsiolkovsky was a Russian schoolteacher who was the fir person to state the correct theory of rocket power. he also was the first to suggest the use liquid oxygen and hydrogen as propellants.
  • Robert H. Goddard - liquid fuel

    Robert H. Goddard - liquid fuel

    in 1926 Robert H. Goddard flew his rocket fuelled with liquid oxygen and gasoline at Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket flew about 60 mph, reaching an altitude of 41 feet.
    This discovery gave birth to modern space travel as we know it today.
  • V-2 Rocket

    V-2 Rocket

    Wernher von Braun invented the V-2 rocket. the V-2 rocket was weighed 2 ton's and on the 10th October 1942, launched from Peenemünde, was the first rocket to reach space.
  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1

    Explorer 1 was the first U.S satellite launched into orbit. it was launched off Cape Canaveral, Florida by the U.S army.
  • The birth of N.A.S.A

    The birth of N.A.S.A

    the birth of NASA (The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) was on 29 July 1958.
  • TIROS I is Launched

    TIROS I is Launched

    TIROS I was designed to observe the world weather from outer-space.
  • First man to orbit Earth

    First man to orbit Earth

    on april 1961 Russian Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit Earth.
  • Mariner probes to Venus

    Mariner probes to Venus

    On July 1962 Mariner probes designed by NASA were sent to Venus
  • First American to orbit Earth

    First American to orbit Earth

    on February 1962 John Glenn became the first American to orbit earth

  • Ranger series

    In preparation for the moon landing a series of 9 probes were sent to the moon to take photos of the surface to get a deeper understanding of it.
  • Moon landing

    Moon landing

    In 1969 Apollo 11 launched two men, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the moon. It was the first time man walked on the moon
  • First Space Shuttle launch

    First Space Shuttle launch

    NASA launched its first reusable space shuttle.
  • First private launch into Earth orbit

    First private launch into Earth orbit

    in 2010 Space X launched Falcon 9
  • Juno launches to Jupiter

    Juno launches to Jupiter

    NASA launched Juno to Jupter
  • First commercial rocket launch from New Zealand

    First commercial rocket launch from New Zealand

    A private company called Rocket Lab launches a rocket from their new launch site in New Zealand.