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Date: July 16, 1969 – July 24, 1969
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The first manned mission to land on the Moon. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969.

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350 BC (date of event--as close as possible.  Check the date with a couple of sources to get a better idea)

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350 BC (date of event--as close as possible.  Check the date with a couple of sources to get a better idea)

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Archytas was a philosopher and and a mathematician. He is credited with building the first automated object. He designed a wooden pigeon that would propel itself along a wire via escaping steam.

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It was the first autonomous volatile machine of antiquity. It consisted of a light but powerful shell that had the form of a pigeon and had internally the bladder of a big animal. The aerodynamic pigeon was placed with the opening of the bladder adapted to the utmost opening of a heated airtight boiler (or a powerful piston air-pump).

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Add a reason why this event is included in the history of rocketry

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Archytas has been called the father of engineering. His invention gave others ideas on how to use Newton's 3rd law (which was not described yet) to propel a vehicle.

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This happened primarily between 1945 and 1959

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A space rendezvous is an orbital maneuver during which two space craft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance

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the dog got trapped in space and the people knew that the dog was going to die and they sent him into space anyway and the truth didnt come out till 2002

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Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States, launched as part of its participation in the International Geophysical Year. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory received the assignment to design, build and operate the artificial satellite that would serve as the rocket's payload. JPL completed this job in less than three months.

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Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and a cosmonaut. He was the first human to enter space, he completed and orbit around earth in 108 minutes. He did not land inside in Vostok 1. He injected from the spacecraft and landed by parachute.

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Robert Goddard was an american engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

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Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky, known also as K. E. Tsiolkovskii, was a Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory. He made a theory of the motion of vehicles that follow the basic principle of a rocket.

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April  11, 1970
Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third mission to land on the moon.  There was an explosion in the oxygen tank which forced the crew to orbit the Moon and come back to Earth without landing.

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 March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977                                                                                                     He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the father of rocket technology and space science in the United States.

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 March 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977                                                                                                     He was the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Germany and the father of rocket technology and space science in the United States.

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In 969 gunpowder propelled rocket arrows were invented by Yue Yifang and Feng Jisheng. Published in 1044, the Wujing Zongyao, or Complete Compendium of Military Classics, states that in 994 A.D. the city of Zitong was attacked by an army of 100,000 men who were driven back by regular war machines and fire arrows.

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7th century medieval Chinese Tang Dynasty                                                     Fireworks were invented in medieval China in the 7th century to scare away evil spirits, a natural application of gunpowder, one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China. ... Fireworks are generally classified as to   they perform, either as a ground or aerial firework.

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7th century medieval Chinese Tang Dynasty                                                     Fireworks were invented in medieval China in the 7th century to scare away evil spirits, a natural application of gunpowder, one of the Four Great Inventions of ancient China. ... Fireworks are generally classified as to   they perform, either as a ground or aerial firework.

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Why is this an important moment for history?

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Why is this an important moment for history?

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Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on January 31, 1958. Explorer 1's success marked the beginning of the U.S. Space Age. Explorer 1 was the United States' first satellite in space. The 1958 launch of the satellite was an important moment for the country, as the Space Race with the Soviet Union was just beginning.

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These arrows were propelled by gunpowder, they went farther, and penetrated better than regular arrows shot from bows.

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How was this important to the history of rocketry?

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How was this important to the history of rocketry?

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It was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The men aboard are as follows:  Neil Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin.

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Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses.

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Sputnik 1 was the first artificial Earth satellite. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 October 1957. It was a 58 cm diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennas to broadcast radio pulses.

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This was a secret program of the JIOA where more than 1,600 German scientists, engineers, and technicians were taken either on the Soviet side or the American side to work for Soviets rockets or American rockets.

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Hero of Alexandria was a mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt. He is considered the greatest experimenter of antiquity and his work is representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition

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Hero of Alexandria was a mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt. He is considered the greatest experimenter of antiquity and his work is representative of the Hellenistic scientific tradition

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During a preflight test Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck the Apollo 1 mission when a fire inside the space capsule caused the death of the three astronauts slated to travel to the moon.  The event changed spacecraft design forever the men killed was roger chaffee,ed white and,guss grissom 

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During a preflight test Jan. 27, 1967, tragedy struck the Apollo 1 mission when a fire inside the space capsule caused the death of the three astronauts slated to travel to the moon.  The event changed spacecraft design forever the men killed was roger chaffee,ed white and,guss grissom 

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this is important because it told us wether we would be safe in space

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this is important because it told us wether we would be safe in space

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History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path.

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History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a beach ball (58 cm.or 22.8 inches in diameter), weighed only 83.6 kg. or 183.9 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path.

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On April 23, 1967 Vladiir Komarov
and his partner were the first Russian Cosmonauts is space. On their landing the rocket was low on fuel and upon ejection parachutes failed and Komarov crashed into Earth killing him on impact.

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Chinese fire arrows

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german scientists recruited by us - Google Search

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This event was important in rocket history because they helped to develop and create rockets for the Soviets and Americans and took part in what they are today.

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The Mercury Seven were the group of seven Mercury astronauts announced by NASA on April 9, 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or Astronaut Group 1. They piloted the manned spaceflights of the Mercury program from May 1961 to May 1963.

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The Mercury Seven were the group of seven Mercury astronauts announced by NASA on April 9, 1959. They are also referred to as the Original Seven or Astronaut Group 1. They piloted the manned spaceflights of the Mercury program from May 1961 to May 1963.

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Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program. Launched at 12:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 7, 1972, with a crew made up of Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, it was the last use of Apollo

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Apollo 17 was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program. Launched at 12:33 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 7, 1972, with a crew made up of Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, it was the last use of Apollo

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Ham (1957 – January 19, 1983), also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was achimpanzee and the first hominid launched into space, on January 31, 1961, as part of America'sspace program. Ham's name is an acronym for the lab that prepared him for his historic mission

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Astronaut Alan Shepard, Jr., America s first man in space, poses in the Mercury space craft in 1961. Fifty three years ago on May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard blasted off in a Freedom 7 capsule atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket to become the first American in space.

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Astronaut Alan Shepard, Jr., America s first man in space, poses in the Mercury space craft in 1961. Fifty three years ago on May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard blasted off in a Freedom 7 capsule atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket to become the first American in space.

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John Glenn, seen sitting beside his Friendship 7 Mercury capsule before his historic flight in 1962, died on Dec. 8, 2016. John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died today 

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John Glenn, seen sitting beside his Friendship 7 Mercury capsule before his historic flight in 1962, died on Dec. 8, 2016. John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, died today 

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In this clip from a 1962 NASA documentary, John Glenn launches into space aboard the Friendship 7 on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut.

In this clip from a 1962 NASA documentary, John Glenn launches into space aboard the Friendship 7 on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut.

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Watch John Glenn become the first American to orbit the Earth

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In this clip from a 1962 NASA documentary, John Glenn launches into space aboard the Friendship 7 on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut. In this clip from a 1962 NASA documentary, John Glenn launches into space aboard the Friendship 7 on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut.

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Laika by Jakokoyak with footage of the Soviet space dogs including canine cosmonaut training and early test flights leading up to Sputnik 2. This song is taken from the excellent album Aerophlot - go and buy it.