The first modern rocket to be successfully launched was in 1926, created by Robert H. Goddard the father of modern rocketry, and named Nell.
The name of the rocket that launched the first people on the moon was a Saturn V, on mission Apollo 11.
The Explorer but it wasnt a rocket, it was a satellite
the rocket was actually launched in either China or Russia
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Explorer 1
The first successful US satellite was Explorer I, launched on January 31, 1958, four months after the USSR's Sputnik I and 3 months after Sputnik 2.
in 1962 John Glenn rode Mercury six and lasted 5hrs
The Node 1 module named Unity which was launched in 1998 during shuttle mission STS-88. It was the second component launched. The first componenet, the Functional Cargo Block (FGB) named Zarya was launched onboard a Russian rocket. It was funded by the US but was primarily designed and build in Russia. The Node 1 module named Unity which was launched in 1998 during shuttle mission STS-88. It was the second component launched. The first componenet, the Functional Cargo Block (FGB) named Zarya was launched onboard a Russian rocket. It was funded by the US but was primarily designed and build in Russia.
The first rocket to reach "space" was a German V-2 (the A4 rocket weapon) launched during World War II. According to test records, the first rocket to reach "space" was likely the fourth test launch on October 3, 1942. The first USSR (Russian) space satellite was Sputnik 1 in 1957, followed by the first US space satellite, Explorer 1, in 1958.
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The first rocket the US sent up into space was the Jupiter C launch vehicle and its payload was Explorer 1 the first American Satellite.