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Sep 12, 1242
Gunpowder Invention
In 1242, English philosopher, Roger Bacon developed gunpowder -
Sep 16, 1379
"Rochetta"
In 1379, an Italian named Muratori used the word "rochetta" when he explained types of gunpowder propelled fire arrows used in medieval times. -
Galileo Galilei
the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) conducted early astronomical observations that helped inflame the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century -
War Rockets
At the Battle of Seringapatam in 1792, Indian soldiers launched a huge barrage of rockets against British troops, followed by an assault of 36,000 men. -
William Cnngreve
Wiliam Congreve developed ship-fired rockets. -
William Congreve
By 1804, Colonel (later Sir) William Congreve had begun studying and refining captured Indian rockets at the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal in Kent. -
The British
The british had taken the rocket to war against the United States -
Veracruz
Troops quickly advanced to Veracruz, which was placed under siege. The first Hale rockets were launched on March 24, 1847 against Veracruz fortifications. The city surrendered on March 29, 1847. -
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Writes a Report about Flight
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky published a report with Rocket Propelled Vehicles. In it, he suggested the use of liquid propellants for rockets in order to achieve greater range. -
Wright Brothers Build Plane
Two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, named Wilbur and Orville Wright, were successful in flying an airplane they built. -
Dr. Hermann Oberth Publishes a Book
In 1923, Dr. Hermann Oberth published a book about rocket travel into outer space. Because of his important writings, many small rocket societies sprang up around the world. -
First Successful Flight
Robert H. Goddard achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket. -
Sputnik I
The world's first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union and it was called Sputnik I -
New Space Initiative
President George W. Bush announced a new space initiative, envisioning the return of American astronauts to the Moon -
Mercury
Delta II launches NASA Messenger spacecraft toward Mercury -
Flyby of Venus
NASA's Messenger spacecraft to conduct the first flyby of Venus.
