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First account of gunpowder-fueled rockets in warfare (the battle of Kaifung-fu)
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A Polish artillery expert, Kazimierz Siemienowicz, published a series of drawings for a staged rocket
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Russian czar Peter the Great established a military rocket–manufacturing facility near Moscow.
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William Congrieve develops ship-fired rockets.
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The Boxer rocket was developed by British Lt. Colonel E.M. Boxer at the Royal Laboratory.
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Robert Goddard successfully launched the world's first liquid propellant rocket.
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Oberth, along with other German rocket scientists (including von Braun), worked in the military rocket program. Under the technical leadership of von Braun.
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The middle of the 19th century - An Englishman named William Halem makes Hale Rocket
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Soviets launch Sputnik II, carrying a much heavier payload that includes a passenger, a dog named Laika.
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Armstrong walks on the moon.
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United states launches Voyager 1 and 2 on deep space missions.
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Twin United States Mars missions fail.
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United states orbits Mars Odyssey probe around Mars.
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First launches of United States advanced Delta 4 and Atlas 5 commercial rockets.
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The Chinese invent a form of gunpowder for rocket propulsion
