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History of rockets

By teresamatuu
  • 1 CE

    Rockets Go to War

    For centuries to come, rockets competed with cannons as the
    weapon of choice for war. Each technological development
    moved one or the other system into or out of favor. Cannons were
    more accurate. Rockets could be fired more quickly.
  • 1 CE

    Rocket Experimenters, Early Twentieth Century

    In the 1920s and 1930s, leading up to World War II, amateur
    rocketeers and scientists worldwide attempted to use rockets on
    airplanes, racing cars, boats, bicycles with wings, throw lines for
    rescuing sailors from sinking ships, mail delivery vehicles for offshore
    islands, and anything else they could dream up.
  • 1 CE

    Flying Bombs (world war two)

    The necessities of war led to massive technological improvements
    in aeronautics and rocketry. Almost overnight, rockets graduated
    from novelties and dream flying machines to sophisticated
    weapons of destruction
  • 1 CE

    The World’s First Artificial Satellite

    At the conclusion of World War II, the United States and the Soviet
    Union engaged in a race for space. The Soviet Union won the first
    round by launching its Sputnik I satellite on October 4, 1957. The
    satellite had a spherical design with four antenna.
  • Jan 1, 1232

    Chinese Fire Arrows, A.D. 1232

    The origins of gunpowder are not clear, but the Chinese reportedly
    had a rudimentary form of it in the first century, A.D. A mixture of
    saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal dust produced colorful sparks and
    smoke when ignited. The powder was used to make fireworks.

  • “One Small Step...”

    At 10:56 p.m. EDT, July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong
    set foot on the Moon. It was the first time in history that humans had
    touched another world. He was followed to the surface by Edwin
    “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. A third astronaut, Michael Collins, remained in
    lunar orbit in the Apollo capsule.