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Jan 1, 1200
Chinese Gunpowder
In the 13th century and earlier, the Chinese had been experimenting with gunpowder and created things using it such as rockets. -
Jan 1, 1346
Gunpowder Battle
In 1346 the first documented fight using gunpowder in cannons was recorded. -
Sir Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton made his first major dicovery that large masses like the moon orbit around the Earth because of gravity. This was one of three major discoveries that played a major role in the rockets we use today. -
Willem Gravesande
Willem Gravesande built model cars using model cars propelled by jets of steam. -
Congreve Rocket
The congreve rocket was an invention created by Sir William Congreve. It was first used in battle in 1806 but it was terribly inaccurate. -
William Hale
In the middle of the 18th century, William Hale used the principal that a rocket is more accurate while spinning to create more stabalized rockets. -
Boxer Rocket
The Boxer Rocket was the first ever two stage rocket. It could travel up to about 1,00 feet. -
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, born in September 17, 1857, created the first wind tunnel in Russia for his research. He was testing to make and all metal vehicle that could go into space. He made many designs for his research and one was used to create a monoplane that was successfully flown in 1915. -
Sputnik
Sputnik was a Soveit Union satleite that ussered in a new chapter in the Cold War and The Space Race. After Sputnik was created advances in space technoligy took aa big leap as more technolegy suited for space. -
Apollo 7
Apollo 7 was the first flight of the Apollo program that was manned. It was also the first manned test of the Command and Service module. -
Apollo 11
The Apollo 11 spacecraft was the first rocket to reach the moon. It landed on July 20th, 1969. It's crew included Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. -
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong was the first man to take a step on the moon. He got there on the Apollo 11 spacecraft. -
Reusable Launch Vehicle
The reusable launch vehicle is a spacecraft that is reusable and disigned to feel like a regular airline. -
New Rocket Fuel
Today, fuel comes in two forms, Solid and liquid. A man named Chang Díaz is trying to create a rocket that uses plasma for fuel instead of the usual solid or liquid. This could be used to help get us to Mars or Jupiter. -
Radar Topography Mission's Data
The Radar Topography Mission that was launched in 200 brought back the highest resolution topopraphic images.
