The Early Space Program 1958 - 1965 - NASA
WEBMay 11, 2021 · The Lewis lab and its staff were critical to the NACA’s transition to NASA in 1958. Lewis’ work on liquid hydrogen and chemical rockets expanded in the early-1960s. The center also took on new efforts involving nuclear rockets, space power generation, electric propulsion, and the Centaur rocket.
WEBOften lost in the shadows of time, early rocket pioneers “pushed the envelope” by creating rocket-propelled devices for land, sea, air, and space. When the scientific principles governing motion were discovered, rockets graduated from toys and novelties to serious devices for commerce, war, travel, and research.
A Pictorial History of Rockets - NASA
WEBMay 17, 2023 · From Archytas, a mathematician in 400 B.C., to privately owned rockets, this timeline of rocket history includes pictures, dates, and descriptions of key events and people. A Pictorial History of Rockets [2.36MB PDF file]
Brief History of Rockets - NASA
WEBSince the earliest days of discovery and experimentation, rockets have evolved from simple gunpowder devices into giant vehicles capable of traveling into outer space. Rockets have opened the universe to direct exploration by humankind.
The history of rockets | Space
WEBFeb 10, 2022 · Early rocketry. There is evidence that rocket technology, or the early fundamentals of rocketry, was used thousands of years ago, as early as 400 B.C., for example. In an experiment at that...
The Evolution of Rockets - NASA
WEBToday of course almost every space rocket uses several stages, dropping each empty burned-out stage and continuing with a smaller and lighter booster. Explorer 1, the first artificial satellite of the US which was launched in January 1958, used a 4-stage rocket.
Rocket History - NASA
WEBRockets were first used as actual weapons in the battle of Kai-fung-fu in 1232 A.D. The Chinese attempted to repel Mongol invaders with barrages of fire arrows and, possibly, gunpowder-launched grenades.
List of rockets of the United States - Wikipedia
WEBRocket 4 (Under development, expected 2025) Neutron (Under development, expected 2025) Red Dwarf (Under development, expected 2024) Terran R (Under development, expected 2026) Sounding rockets. 1940s. WAC Corporal (1945–1947) Deacon(1947–1957) Aerobee (1947–1958) Bumper-WAC (1948-1950)
Rocket History - 20th Century and Beyond - NASA
WEBThe United States first began developing its space program with high-altitude atmospheric sounding rockets, one of Goddard's early ideas. Later, a variety of medium- and long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles were developed.
The Evolution of Space Rockets - YouTube
WEBAug 12, 2021 · What factors made the greatest impact on the development of modern space rockets? Was it our irrepressible human urge to explore?
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