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   ocr: Arts & Letters SpaceAGE - A China Europe India Brief History of Rocketry (From NASA Space Link) Japan Russia USA The Chinese and the Earliest Rockets Gallery Intro The earliest solid rocket fuel stresfahetrspsssXXXXXXX1rX29xPesteFRietY was a form of gunpowder, and the earliest recorded mention of gunpowder comes from China late in the third century before Christ. Bamboo tubes filled with saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal were tossed into ceremonial fires during religious testivals in hopes the noise ofthe explosion would frighten evil spirits. Gallery Few of these bamboo Launch Vehicles and, inst ...