Geography 2090A/B Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Project Gemini, Low Earth Orbit, Extravehicular Activity
20 Nov 2018
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These ideas didn"t gain acceptance until the european renaissance (15th-16th centuries) Establishes fundamental laws of the solar system, regarding orbits and planetary movement. Everything thing moved in an elliptical orbit around the sun. Scientist in india and china developed rockets as early as the 13th century. British military updated the original bamboo diestihs th metal tubes in the 18th century. In the 1880 russian high school tach konstantin tsiolkovsky discovered the rocket. Built and launched the first liquid fuelled rockets. Can burn fuel over a longer period of time, longer power and flight time. Ridiculed for his ideas and the fact that he thought that rockets can reach space. Wwii is the start of the space age. Wernher von braun realized that the only person that will fund rocket research is the german military (nazi) Von braun had ample opportunity to leave nazi germany and showed little remorse for working for them. Became a member of the ss in 1943.
