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Chinese Rockets for Fireworks and weapons
Although these Chinese rockets exploded midair, the Chinese did not care as they were used for entertainment and short ranged weapons and not for space travel -
First Multi-staged rocket
German Firework maker Johann Schmidlap invented the two stage rocket which allowed rockets to reach much higher altitudes. a large skyrocket with a smaller rocket attached. -
Newton Published the law of motion
Sir Issac Newton created his law of motion which was that if something was heading in a direction, it can only be altered by something else -
Rockets in the British Military
Rockets are created and designed for military use for the British military from Indian rocket designs -
spin stabilisation is invented to help the rockets trajectory course
Jet vents are designed on an angle. this makes the rocket spin, making it more stable and accurate. -
Space exploration is proposed by Russians
Konstantin Tsiokovsky, a Russian school teacher puts forward an idea to use rockets to gain space access. He also suggests that using liquid propellants would allow for a much larger range. -
The German V-2 Rockets
German Engineer Wernher Von Braun develops the Ballistic Missile known as the V-1 and V-2 rocket during World War 2. they use a mixture of Oxygen and Alcohol at a rate close to one ton every seven seconds. this rocket had the capability to reach space but was used for military purposes -
First Atmosphere testing
With help from captured German rocket engineers, the united states begin using the V-2 rocket to make measurements of the atmosphere at high altitudes. -
First Satellite Sputnik 1 is launched into space
the Soviet Union launch the first Man-Made object into space being a Satellite known as Sputnik 1. This was the first official success in the space race. -
Nasa is Founded as Americas No.1 space research
The united states Officially form its Space program -
Russian launch Luna 1 to the moon (unmanned)
The Russians successfully launch Luna 1 which reaches the vicinity of the moon -
First man to orbit the earth
Yuri Gagarian, a Russian astronaut, becomes the first man to orbit the Earth -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 becomes the first space flight to land a manned space ship onto the moon. Neil Armstrong is the first Human to step foot on another planet outside of Earth -
First Space Shuttle Launch
NASA launches its first ever Space Shuttle Launch. These space shuttles are designed to be reused and can officially land. They have been used to place satellites on many occasions -
Juno is launched on way to Jupiter
Juno is launched by NASA on a five year course to Jupiter
