History of rockets
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history-of-rockets-170-2431394
title:
History of rockets
text:
The first rockets were used as propulsion systems for arrows, and may have appeared as early as the 10th century in Song dynasty China. However, more solid documentary evidence does not appear until the 13th century. The technology probably spread across Eurasia in the wake of the Mongol invasions of the mid-13th century. Usage of rockets as weapons before modern rocketry is attested to in China, Korea, India, and Europe. One of the first recorded rocket launchers is the "wasp nest" fire arrow l
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First rockets
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rockets
date created:
2008-12-30T23:31:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:46:25Z
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