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Sep 15, 1232
Gunpowder-fueled rockets
1232 represents the first reported use of a gunpowder-fueled rocket in warfare. -
Sep 15, 1400
Gunpowder Technology
By the 14th century, gunpowder-rocket technology migrated to western Europe, where over the next few centuries military engineers attempted to develop and expand its role in warfare. -
Galileo and the scientific revolution
In the 17th century, there was a period of changes in intellectual thought called the Scientific Revolution. Durning this time, Galileo also invented the first telescope. -
Newton and his laws of motion
Sir Issac Newton developed and published his three laws of motion and the universal law of gravitation. -
Hale's Rockets
William Hale patented his spinning rocket and sold the manufacturing rights to the United States. -
The British Army
The British Army experimented with Hale's new rockets during the Crimean war. -
William Hale
The british inventor, William Hale, attempted to improve the accuracy of Cosgrove's stick guided rocket with a tecnique called spin stabliization. -
The first liquid-filled rocket is launched
Goddard launches a liquid-filled rocket from Auburn, Masachusettes. -
Sputnik 1 is launched into space
The first artificial satelite, Sputnik 1, is launched into space by the Soviet Union. -
The first American satellite goes up to space
The first American stellite, the Explorer 1, is launvhes to space inn responce to Sputnik. -
First man in space
The Soviet Union sent the first man, Yuri Gagarin, in space to orbit earth. -
Saturn V rocket leaves earth
The Saturn V rocket leaves earth carrying Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, and Michael Collins. -
Kepler Mission
A space telescope planned for launch by NASA in 2007 for the purpose of searching for Earth-sized extrasolar planets. The Kepler mission, to be managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will seek to locate planets indirectly by watching for transits. -
New Rockets
In this century, more advanced engineering versions of the rockets advocated by such space travel visionaries. -
Mars
The first human-crewed mission to visit Mars in the 21st century.
