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Jan 1, 1000
First Gunpowder
By 1000, gunpowder was being used extensively in China. -
Jan 1, 1000
First Rockets
Gunpowder was used to make the first rockets. -
Drawings for Staged Rocket Published
In 1650, a Polish artillery expert published drawings for a staged rocket. -
Newton publishes "Universal Laws of Motion"
In the year 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published the "Universal Laws of Motion." -
Copenhagen Damaged by Congreve Rockets
In 1807, Copenhagen was severely damaged by fires when 25,000 Congreve rockets were launched. -
British Army Rocket Bridgade
In the year 1818, the British created and maintained the British Army Rocket Bridgade. -
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The British Engage In Limited Rocket Development
Research Department at Woolwich Arsenal Rocket tested rockets using smokeless cordite as fuel in 1935, which was not restricted by the government. These rockets were tested in 1939 in England and Jamaica, and eventually were used in the British Army and Navy arsenals. -
First Multi-Stage Rocket is Introduced
In the year 1855, the first multi-stage rocket was invented. -
British Begin Studying Guided Missiles
British guided missile studies began in 1914 under the direction of professor A.M. Low. The project was called A.T., standing for "Aerial Target" so that enemy spies would believe the vehicles were simply drones flown to test the effectiveness of anti-aircraft weapons. Although they were developed to be used during the first World War, they were never used in the war. -
First Modern Manned Rocket Is Proposed
The first definite plans to construct amanned rocket emerged in 1933 as a part of the Magdeburg Project, headed by German scientists Rudolf Nebel and Herbert Schaefer. A test rocket was launched on June 9, 1933 at Wolmirstedt near Magdeburg. The rocket never left its 30-foot launching tower. -
First Testing Rocket for a Modern Manned Rocket
The first plans to build a manned rocket emerged in 1933 as a part of the Magdeburg Project, headed by German scientists Rudolf Nebel and Herbert Schaefer. A test rocket was launched on June 9, 1933 at Wolmirstedt near Magdeburg. The rocket never left its 30-foot launching tower. -
Sputnik Launches
The base rocket R-7 launches Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellie. -
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Apollo Space Program
The Apollo program showed that people could travel into space, do things there, and go back to Earth. but it was too hard to do over and over again. This lead to the making of the Space Shuttle. -
Columbia Disentegrates
The Space Shuttle Columbia disentegrates as it enters earth's atmosphere, killing the crew memebrs. -
Spitzer Space Telescope Launched
The Delta Rocket carries the Spitzer Space Telescope to space. -
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Space Shuttle
The space shuttle, the most complicated machine ever made. The space shuttle has more than 2.5 million parts, including almost 230 miles of wire, more than 1,000 plumbing valves and connections, over 1,400 circuit breakers, and more than 27,000 insulating tiles and thermal blankets.
