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Sep 18, 1000
Experimenting with Rockets
Chinese started to experiment with gunpowder in tubes -
Sep 18, 1100
Earliest Rockets
The earliest gun is a sculpture from a cave in Sichuan dating to the 12th century of a figure carrying a vase-shaped bombard with flames and a cannonball coming out of it. -
Kazimierz Siemienowicz
In 1650 he published a book called Great Art of Artillery.
It outlined the construction, production, and properties of rockets. It also icluded multistage rockets and rockets with triangular-shaped stabilizers. -
Sir Isaac Newton
He published first major theory of gravitation that explained why large bodies, such as the moon, stay in circular orbit around Earth.
This force implied three separate laws of motion which set foundation for modern rockets. -
Congreve rockets
Developed by Sir William Congreve. Used in war for the first time in 1806 and again in the war of 1812. They were very ineffective due to poor accuracy. -
Spin Stabilisation Invented
Jet vents are designed at an angle which allows rockets spin and be more stable and have better accuracy -
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
He translated Newton's law of action-reaction into an analysis of rocket motion. He was first to propose liquid fuels. He also devised a multi-stage design which would allow rockets to travel beyond Earth's atmosphere. -
Herman Oberth
Oberth published The Rocket into Planetary Space. This book proposaled ideas for liquid fuel designs, various aerodynamic and thermodynamic analyses, and a host of other technical aspects regarding space technology. -
Secret Rocket Program
Germany makes secret rocket program, and loose-knit groups of private rocketry pioneers receive considerable corporate backing. he private rocket enthusiasts give way to military programs to turn rocket technology into weapons. -
Goddard Research Fcacility
Throughout the 1930s and early 1940s, Goddard established a research facility in Roswell, New Mexico, he created a rocket using a nozzle for thrust in a rocket; he used liquid fuel; using gyroscopes -
Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun made the first successful launch of the A-4 that later called the V-2 rocket, it was a a long-range guided missile -
Sputnik
Sputnik launched as part of a cooperative effort of world scientists to learn more about the earth, sun, and solar-terrestrial relationships. -
Florida reusable launch vehicle (RLV)
Florida reusable launch vehicle (RLV) is an aerospace vehicle that incorporates functional designs and reusable components to get airline type spaceflight operations -
New Rocket Fuel
In 2001, NASA's Ames Research Center has been testing a new rocket fuel made from candle wax. -
NASA Releases Ares I Vs. Delta IV Heavy Study
By dumping Ares I and flying Orion space capsules, an upgraded version of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket, NASA could save $3 billion to $6 billion.
