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In 1242 Roger Bacon invented gunpowder and figures out how to mix it into controled explosive divises
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Rockets are used as weapons in the seige of Italy
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the application of the rocket in fireworks (that is, festive devices called sky rockets) continued to evolve into a highly refined technical art.
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In 1788, Indian Hyder Ally formed a rocketeer contingent made up of 1,200 men. His son, Tippoo Sultaun, would soon have the opportunity to use rockets quite effectively against the British. At the Battle of Seringapatam in 1792.
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William Congreve develops ship fired rockets, which were very effective in burning down towns in battle
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Indians use rockets in warfare against british in the early 1800s
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The year 1855 saw the introduction of the first two-stage rocket, and it was developed for peaceful purposes.. The ship rescue line concept pioneered by Henry Trengrouse was improved to increase the range of the rockets and allow for the transport of heavier cord.
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Robert H Goddard develops designs for liquid-fueled rockets.
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Goddard publishes the monograph Method of Attaining Extreme Altitudes.
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Soviet Union establishes laboratory for solid rocket research
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Tsiolkovsky published work postulating multi-staged rockets
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Walter Hohmann publishes work on rocket flight and orbital motion.
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United States cancels shuttle replacements X-33 and X-34 because of space cutbacks
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NASA, in partnership with private industry and the U.S. Air Force, pursued the winged body configuration in a prototype RLV technology demonstration program called the X-33
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The evolved expendable launch vehicle (EELV) is the space-lift modernization program of the United States Air Force. EELV is reducing the cost of launching payloads into space by at least 25 percent over current Delta, Atlas, and Titan launch systems
