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1952 - 22 May, French Véronique 1 rocket is launched from the Algerian desert. 1952 - Wernher von Braun discusses the technical details of a crewed exploration of Mars in Das Marsprojekt. 1953 - Colliers magazine publishes a series of articles on humanity's future in space, igniting the interest of people around the world. The series includes ...
Scientists seized on the rocket as a technology that was able to achieve this in real life, a possibility first recognized in 1861 by William Leitch. [ 68 ] In 1903, high school mathematics teacher Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857–1935), inspired by Verne and Cosmism , published The Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices , [ 69 ...
captured and improved V-2 rocket 24 October 1946: First pictures of Earth from 105 km (65 mi). United States V-2 [4] [5] 20 February 1947 First animals in space (fruit flies). United States V-2 [4] [6] 24 February 1949: First two-stage liquid-fueled rocket, that sets a record altitude of 244 miles (393 km) (WAC Corporal missile mounted onto a V ...
China LandSpace became a private company with orbital launch capability by successfully launched Zhuque-2, world's first methane-fueled rocket to reach orbit, on July 12, 2023. [ 26 ] China Orienspace was the fifth private company in China to reach orbit after the successful maiden launch of Gravity-1 on January 11, 2024.
ISRO's launch vehicles. Left to right: SLV, ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, LVM3 RLV Human Rated Launch Vehicle (HRLV) Vikram series, the under development orbital class launch family of Skyroot Aerospace in comparison with already flown Vikram S, the sounding rocket
Most consecutive launch successes of a single type of rocket: 365. USA 14 January 2017 – 8 July 2024 Earth: Falcon 9: Most consecutive landing successes of a single type of rocket stage: 267. USA 4 March 2021 – 20 August 2024 Earth: Falcon 9 Most vertical landings of a single orbital rocket stage: 24. USA 3 June 2021 – 4 December 2024 Earth
Timeline of telescope technology; Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology; Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology; Timeline of cultivation and domestication in South and West Asia; Timeline of global surveillance disclosures (2013–present) Timeline of online video
First launch of the Pegasus rocket, from a NASA-owned B-52. 5 April 1990 – Pegasus, an air launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation becomes the first launch vehicle fully developed by a private company to reach space, as well as the first air launched rocket of any kind to reach orbit [11]