“And the rockets red glare, and the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there.” Wrote Francis Scott Key, while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry. Rockets have been used for nearly a thousand years, and will most likely be used for thousands more for entertainment and war. Many historians believe that chinese are responsible for creating rockets. A weapon call the” Arrows of Flying Fire” has been traced back to 1232 AD. This weapon was used by chinese warriors. These oldest rockets were very primitive, they were not accurate, nor stable. They used Black powder as a propellent. By the 1300s, rocket use had spread throughout Europe, and Asia. For hundreds of years they were only used for entertainment.
