History of The Liquid-Fueled Rocket and Its Space Application

Robert H. Goddard

Period: Oct 5, 1882 to Aug 10, 1945

Wernher von Braun

Period: Mar 23, 1912 to Jun 16, 1977

Robert Goddard

Mar 26, 1926

Robert Goddard launches the first liquid fueled rocket from a farm field in Auburn, Massachusetts.

V-2

Mar 1, 1942

Wernher von Braun and his team launch the first V-2 rocket from
Peenemünde. It flies approximately one mile before crashing into the water.

Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

USSR launches the first man-made satellite atop the Sputnik Rocket a derivitive of Soviet ICBM technology.

Saturn V

Nov 9, 1967

Apollo 4 lifts off the pad at 7:00am EST, the first flight of the new Saturn V designed by Von Braun and his team. The launch is a total success.

Elon Musk

Period: Jun 28, 1971 to Apr 23, 2012

Falcon 1

Sep 28, 2008

Space X develops and launchs the first privately funded orbital rocket.