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Mar 27, 1231
Chinese Rockets
The Chinese were the first to discover gunpowder, and saw the obvious advantage of them in battle. They made gunpowder rockets to use as defense on the battlefield. -
William Hale invents the Stickless Rocket
British inventor William Hale creates a new rocket that spurs on the discovery of many other rocket-technologies. -
Americas first use of Military Rockets
America first started to use military rockets during the Mexican American war. -
Rockets Begin to use Combustible Fuel
Before the beginning of WWI Nikolaus Otto invents the Combustion engine which uses combustible fuel. This leads to rockets first breaking the sound barrier. -
V-2 Rocket
Wernher Von Braun developed this rocket during WWII (1942). It used a mixture of Oxygen and Alcohol for its fuel. -
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
These missiles were developed by captured German scientists for the Americans. The fuel can be either solid or liquid. -
Russian Luna 1
It was created by a country called OKB-1, the rocket itself was known as the Luna 8K72. It used Sodium Gas fuel. -
Mariner Program
Used the Atlas Agena Rocket to achieve flight. The Atlas Rockets were created by Convair General Dynamics. The Atlas uses RP-1 fuel. -
Man on the Moon
The success of the Saturn V rocket is highlighted during the Apollo 11 expedition when America lands its first man on the moon. -
Challenger Disaster
The first ever Rocket Failure resulting in the death of astronauts occurred on this day. The rocket fuel began to leak and exploded killing all astronauts on board.
