2.  Chinese used explosive powder for religious festivals  Fill bamboo tubes with this powder and attached them to arrows "fire arrows”  Repelled the Mongol invaders

3.  Sir Isaac Newton › British Scientist › three scientific laws  Col. William Congreve, British artillery expert › Used a more scientific approach to rockets  Spin stabilization › Increased rocket’s range › Battle of Copenhagen 1807

4.  Konrad Kyeser von Eichstadt › Rocket propelled by gunpowder (1405)  France rockets against the British in 1429- 1449  Wars › Thirty Years War (1618-1648) › War of 1812

5. Had a hearing impairment Met Nikolai Fedorov He wrote on “Free Space”: Vacuum, Weightless – Dangers Became a Mathematics teacher In 1903, "The Exploration of the World Space with Jet propulsion Instruments ". (Proposal for Space Exploration) - Liquid fuel engines/Thrust vs. Weight/Multi-Stage - Used on rockets today

6. Inspired by Jules Verne “Earth to the Moon” By age 14, theorized a Recoil rocket Wrote the book: “The Rocket into Planetary Space” Covered: rocket's fuel consumption, fuel handling hazards, the dangers of working with solid propellants and the possible hazards to humans. Worked together with Werner von Braun(V-2 Program) Later worked for the US Army Missile Agency

7. Father of practical modern rocketry Clark University and majored in the science Built a successful liquid-fuel controlled rocket; launched on March 16, 1926 at Worcester, Mass. - Developed Fuel feeding devices, propellant pumps, gyroscopic stabilizers, and instruments for monitoring the flight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6 Yj_ktiR2c&feature=player_embeddedwww.youtube.com/watch?v=k6 Yj_ktiR2c&feature=player_embedded Right click –open hyperlink ( for video)

8. Most important figures in the advancement of space exploration in aerospace history. - Great follower of Hermann Oberth - Team leader of a group that developed the V-2 ballistic missile for Nazis German - http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?feature=player_detailpage &v=rEzSSf-_AiY Right click + “open hyperlink”

9.  He became the chief architect of the Saturn V launch vehicle that propelled American astronauts to the moon.

10.  What Make A Rockets Launching - Bing Videos What Make A Rockets Launching - Bing Videos