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Sep 22, 1200
Chinese Create First Rockets
In the early 13th century, the Chinese created the first rockets. The were made by placing gunpowder inside of a tube an igniting it. -
Newton's laws of motion proposed
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Newton Dies
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William Congreve Starts developing Congreve Rocket
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sailors hunted whales using rocket-propelled harpoons
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Charles Golightly proposes rocket powered aircraft
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Korolyov
Korolyov became director of the Group for the Study of Rocket Propulsion Systems -
First Russian Liquid Fueled Rcket Launch
GIRD launched its first liquid fueled rocket while Korolyov was the chief of the organization. This opened the doorway to the Russian Space Program. -
The R-1 and R-2 Rockets
Sergei liked the design of the V2 rocket made by the Nazis. He remade the V2 rocket in to the R1, and later the R2. These rockets could fly farther and faster than the V2. -
NASA is Signed into Existence
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1st Moon Landing
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Space Shuttles Retired
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NASA budget cut by $250 million
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Vulcan Rocket supposed to have 1st launch
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Chinese Invent Gunpowder
