Rocket+History

[[image:History1.gif width="150" height="211" align="left"]]Rocket Blast: Rocket History
Do you remember studying Lewis and Clark as well as other explorers in history? In the future we will have the same type explorers except instead of exploring America or Europe, they will be exploring the Moon or Mars. This would require people to actually stay for long periods of time. The Moon is a little larger than a quarter the size of Earth. Mars is about half the size of Earth. That would be a lot of exploring. It is hard to believe that today's space rockets can be connected to inventions more than 2,000 years ago.


 * Learn about rocket history using the below resources. After you have reviewed rocket history, test your knowledge with this You Sank my Rocketship game. Make sure to let your teacher know if you win! The first five winners earn points for their team! **

Rocket History Resources

 * **Rocket History Timeline**:
 * [[file:rocket_history.pdf]]
 * **Timeline of Rocket History**: http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/rocketry/
 * **Brief History of Rockets**: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/TRC/Rockets/history_of_rockets.html