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 * SfLoM Wiki Entry 4 – Rocket History **

Read the handout entitled “Rocket History”; this document can be downloaded from the “Homework Reading” resource folder on your instructor’s web page. In 2 or more paragraphs, summarize the history of rockets. You should also include 2 pictures to supplement your written work and at least one of these pictures must be hand drawn. Your final Wiki entry should contain:
 * A title describing the contents of the entry
 * 2 paragraph summary of rocket history (can be longer)
 * 2 pictures that you have uploaded; at least one is hand drawn
 * Correct spelling and grammar

A few things to help with your Wiki:
 * File names should start with your initials and contain NO spaces. For example, //elh_rocket// or //elhrocket//.
 * Snipping Tool pictures are fine, but you need to save them as JPG images or they won’t show up.
 * Save your work often. Sometimes the Wikispace freezes up and when this happens you will lose your changes/additions.

Not sure what to write about or what pictures to use? The six suggestions below may help you summarize rocket history.


 * 1) Sketch the Hero Engine and explain how it worked.
 * 2) Explain the various ways the early Chinese employed rockets.
 * 3) What was Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’s contribution to modern rocketry?
 * 4) Explain the significance of Goddard’s achievement on March 16, 1926
 * 5) Who developed the V-2 rocket and for what purpose?
 * 6) Why was NASA formed? Explain the history behind its formation.

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