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History of rockets

technology Maturity 9-11

Rockets can fly high.

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STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1.jpg
Long ago, people used them for arrows. They used fire to make them go. This helped them move fast. Now we use them to go to space. Do you want to fly in a rocket?

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11th century basketry fire arrow rocket...
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11th century long serpent fire arrow...
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架火戰車.jpg
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Robert Anderson Rocket Diagram 1696.png
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Congreve rockets.gif
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Robert Esnault-Pelterie 1909.jpg
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard - GPN-2002-000131.jpg
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Goddard and Rocket.jpg
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Opel RAK1 2.jpg
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RIAN archive 303890 A battery of Katyusha...
File:V-2 Rocket On Meillerwagen.jpg
V-2 Rocket On Meillerwagen.jpg

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