Labels:text | screenshot | multimedia software | software | graphics software | display | computer | editing OCR: Arts & Letters SpaceAGE wwwwww. 1900-1949 1950-1959 1960-1964 The History of Space Exploration (1900-1949) 1965-1969 1970-1974 1975-1979 1903 - 1926 - Tsiolkovsky 1980-1984 1985-1989 1990 ... Russian rocket pioneer Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky writes about the feasibility of liquid-fuel Gallery People rockets. He also proposes multistage rockets, passengers lying down to combat g forces, airlocks and EVAs, and space stations. A theoretician, Tsiolkovsky never tests any of his ideas with models or test vehicles. 1914 - Goddard Robert Goddard is awarded patents for a rocket that used solid and liquid propellants and a multistage rocket. solid-fueled rocket A rocket which uses a solid propellant. This solid, chemical rocket fuel is not a gas or liquid and is usually known for its rubbery consistency. The solid fuel in the space shuttle's boosters is of the texture and elasticity of a typewriter eraser. propellant A rocket fuel or explosive charge which provides the thrust for a rocket and is in gaseous, liquid or solid form. Diamant is an example of a solid propellant; Hydrazine is an example of a liquid fuel. Contents Appendix Index Back Print Print Setup Exit
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