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9 Cards in this Set
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In the first century AD the ______ were reported to have experimented with a simple explosive powder.
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Chinese
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A British artillery expert that took a more scientific approach to the development of sophisticated rockets.
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Colonel William Congreve
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School teacher that is known as the "Father of Space Travel".
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Konstatin Tsiolkovsky
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Tsiolkovsky published "The Exploration of the World Space with Jet Propulsion Instruments" which is considered to be the first true, scientifically-based proposal for _____ ________.
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space exploration
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During the latter part of the 17th century the scientific foundations for modern rocketry were laid by ___ _______ ________.
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Sir Isaac Newton
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"Fire Arrows" were used by the _________ to repell the Mongol invaders with a "rocket barrage" during the battle of ____-______.
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Chinese
Kai-Keng |
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Born in Transylvania in 1894, he too was given the title of "Father of Space Travel."
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Hermann Oberth
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What book by Jules Verne excited imaginations about the possibilities of manned space exploration?
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From the Earth To The Moon.
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__ _______ _______ is considered to be the father of practical modern rocketry.
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Dr. Robert Goddard
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