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The History Of Rockets

Published on Dec 06, 2015

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THE HISTORY OF ROCKETS

When was the first rocket invented?
The first rocket was made around 1100 they say that who invented this is a mystery lost in time but the Chinese invented gunpowder so that led to bombs and rocketry. The first rocket made was called the V-2 and it went 46.1 feet in the air.

What was the first rockets used for?
They were originated in China and they were built for entertainment and military purposes. The first rocket was used for warfare for the Chinese in 1232.

When were the first rockets used for military purposes and by whom?
They were first made for this in 1232 and by the Chinese.

When were rockets first used for exploring space? Who was using them?
They were first used for exploring space in 1973 by Skylab, Americans first space station.

The first rocket
In 1898 a Russian school teacher purposes the idea of exploring space and his name was Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. So he thought of going into space first.

What are rockets currently used for?
They are currently used for wars and for astronauts to explore space.They are also still used for entertainment like fireworks.Also now NASA builds a lot of our rockets today.