1. Aero-Space Education Squadron Aerospace EducationTeam Civil Air Patrol
Knowledge. Skills. Attitudes.
Squadron Aerospace EducationTeam
C/John Herman
Cadet AEO
Lt. Col. Steve Stein
Aerospace Education Officer
1LT Tom Tye
Deputy AEO
CPT Dona Stein
Orientation Rides Project Officer 24

2. Model Rocketry Program
Civil Air Patrol
Aero-Space Education
Knowledge. Skills. Attitudes.
The Civil Air Patrol
Model Rocketry Program
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3. Chinese invent rockets in the 1st Century A.D.
“A Brief History of Rocketry & Its Great Pioneers”
Chinese invent rockets in the 1st Century A.D.
Made a simple explosive
powder from saltpeter,
sulfur and charcoal and used
in religious festivals.
Eventually these were turned
into weapons. “Fire Arrows”
were used at the battle of
Kai-Keng where the Chinese
repelled the Mongol invaders
in 1232 (13th Century). 22

4. “A Brief History of Rocketry & Its Great Pioneers”
Simple rockets were used in other battles over the
centuries such as:
By the French against the
British in 1429 at Orleans
- Again in 1449 at Siege of
Pont-Andemer
- 100 lb. shrapnel carrying
rockets during the Thirty Year
War ( )
- In India against the British ( ) 21

5. “A Brief History of Rocketry & Its Great Pioneers”
Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion in the 17th Century were
used practically in the design of rockets. 20

6. “A Brief History of Rocketry & Its Great Pioneers”
William Congreve, a British
military expert, used a more
scientific approach:
Standardized the composition
of gunpowder
Added “sticks” as flight
stabilizing guides
Increased rockets range
from 300 to 3,000 yards
“Congreve” rockets were used
by the British against Americans
at Fort McHenry in 1812 and are
the “rocket’s red glare” in “The
Star Spangled Banner” 19

7. “A Brief History of Rocketry & Its Great Pioneers”
William Hale developed the
technique of spin stabilization
which increased stability and
accuracy.
By the end of the 19th Century
dreams of space flight were
beginning, but this would require
machines with great power and
speed. 18

8. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Konstantin Eduarodovich Tsiolkovsky ( )
Russian teacher.
He was a visionary and is still
considered by his countrymen to be
the first scientist to lay the foundation
for space exploration.
He was fascinated by stories such as
Jules Vern’s 1865 novel “From The
Earth To The Moon”.
He invented concepts such as
spacesuits, microgravity, and rocket
control outside the atmosphere. 17

9. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Konstantin Eduarodovich Tsiolkovsky ( )
In 1903 he published an article titled “The
Exploration of the World Space with Jet
Propulsion Instruments”. It is recognized
as being the first true, scientifically-based
proposal for space exploration.
The article covered such topics as:
- The relationship between the mass
of a rocket as it burns fuel, the velocity
of the exhaust, and its final velocity
- He illustrated a liquid oxygen/liquid
hydrogen engine which is the most
powerful chemical fuel combination,
used today by the Space Shuttle. 16

10. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Konstantin Eduarodovich Tsiolkovsky ( )
He is often recognized as the Father of Space Travel. 15

11. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Hermann Oberth ( )
Born in Transylvania. At age 11
he too was inspired by Vern’s
“From The Earth To The Moon”,
realizing that many of the book’s
concepts had sound science
behind them.
At age 14 he theorized a rocket
could travel through space by
expulsing exhaust gases. 14

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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Herman Oberth ( )
As a doctoral student he wrote a
thesis on the development of the
rocket titled “The Rocket In To
Planetary Space”.
Though initially rejected by the
science community, the thesis
covered topics such as:
- Fuel consumption
- Fuel handling hazards
- Dangers of working with
solid propellant
- Possible hazards to humans 13

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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Herman Oberth ( )
He also reasoned the concept of
“staging” to lighten a rocket and
improve its engine’s efficiency
by dropping off excess dead
weight.
In the 1930’s he worked with
Werner von Braun on
developing the V-2 rocket for
the German Army, and later they
worked together for the U.S. Army. 12

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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Robert H. Goddard ( )
The Father of practical modern rocketry.
In his high school valedictorian speech
he wrote, “The dream of yesterday, is
the hope of today, and the reality of
tomorrow”.
After a period of experimentation he
built and flew the first successful liquid
rocket, launched on 16 MAR 1926 near
Worchester, Massachusetts.
It flew for 2.5 seconds to an altitude of 41ft. 11

15. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Robert H. Goddard ( )
One of the great advantages
of liquid fuel over solid fuel
is that it can be controlled.
During WWI his work on
solid fuels led to the
development of the WWII
anti-tank bazooka. 10

16. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Robert H. Goddard ( )
In the 1920’s he wrote a paper
speculating on the eventual travel to
the Moon using high-powered rockets.
It caught the media’s attention where
he was ridiculed. This caused
Goddard to conduct most of his future
experimentation in secret.
He and his wife moved to New Mexico
and continued to conduct rocketry
experiments, and caught the attention
and interest of famed aviator Charles
Lindbergh. 9

17. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Robert H. Goddard ( )
His research was little recognized
by the U.S. scientific community,
but was closely followed by German
scientists who were preparing for war.
His experimental work included:
- Fuel feeding devices
- Propellant pumps
- Gyroscopic stabilizers
- Flight monitoring instrumentation 8

18. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Robert H. Goddard ( )
Just prior to WWII he helped
the Navy develop the solid
fueled Jet Assisted Take-Off
(JATO) rocket. 7

19. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Dr. Werner von Braun ( )
Like many others, he was inspired
by the works of Jules Vern and H.G. Wells.
As a teen he was a follower of
Oberth and became involved in a
German rocket society.
In the 1930’s he worked with
Oberth developing German
rocketry.
He led the group that developed the
V-2 ballistic missile for the Nazis of
WWII. 6

20. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Dr. Werner von Braun ( )
Though controversy still looms over
whether he knew slave labor was used to
build the V-2, von Braun’s dream was
always manned space flight.
The V-2 was a marvel of its time:
- 46 feet long
- Weighed 27,000 lbs.
- A sophisticated and reliable liquid
fuel propellant system
- Flew at speeds in excess of 3, miles/hour
- Could carry a warhead/payload
500 miles distant 5

21. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Dr. Werner von Braun ( )
As WWII was ending von Braun and
his team traveled west to meet up with
Allied troops and surrendered, not
wanting to be captured by advancing
Soviet troops from the east.
Under Operation: Paperclip, nearly
all the remaining V-2’s and their
production equipment was crated
up and shipped to Fort Bliss, Texas
along with von Braun and his team. 4

22. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Dr. Werner von Braun ( )
They continued their work
in New Mexico, later moving
to the Redstone Arsenal near
Huntsville, Alabama.
Von Braun’s team was
responsible for the Jupiter-C
missile that launched America’s
first satellite as well as developing
the Saturn V rocket that took men
to the moon. 3

23. FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
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FOUR OF THE GREAT ROCKET PIONEERS
Dr. Werner von Braun ( )
He was always a prominent spokesman for space
exploration and founded the National Space Institute
public interest organization (which later merged with
the L-5 Society to form the National Space Society). 2

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