Did you know that :
Even though space travel didn’t happen until the 1960’s, rockets have been around for a long time.

The first rocket was invented by the Chinese around year 1200. Rockets are the oldest of all
engines

Rockets were originally used for fireworks and for rescuing people at sea.

Robert Goddard is considered the father of modern rocketry. He built the first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926. The rocket climbed 12 meters in 2.5 seconds.

A typical rocket produces more than a million pounds of thrust. They can travel at 22,000 miles per hour carrying 6,000 pounds

The heat produced by a rocket in the first moments after lift-off could heat 85,000 homes for a full day


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    134 bonnierfr

    @Delta74 no, never even seen one in real life, but from the look of that very freaking hot smoke it makes i don't think you'd survive

    6.6 years ago
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    114 Delta74

    How do you know... have you ever been under a rocket???@WeSeekANARCHY

    6.6 years ago
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    134 bonnierfr

    @MrTaco no, you will die

    6.6 years ago
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    114 Delta74

    Yes probably @MrTaco

    6.6 years ago
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    700 years to go to mars since the invention of rockets? It’s not rocket science...

    6.6 years ago
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    328 MrTaco

    So what your saying is... if you stand under a rocket right before liftoff you will get a really bad sunburn?

    6.6 years ago

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