A brief history of Rocketry

[spidge]

A brief history of Rocketry.

The earliest solid rocket fuel 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, sulphur and
charcoal were tossed into ceremonial fires during religious festivals in
hopes the noise of the explosion would frighten evil spirits.

Read the rest here:

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/rocket-history.txt

[Nostalgair]

Great read!

Thanks Spidge.

Cheers

Owen