Contents Reaching for the Stars 4 V-2 Rocket 6 Sputnik I 8 Vostok I 10 Apollo 11 12 Skylab 14 Mars Rover 16 International Space Station 18 Future Space Travel 20 Timeline 22 Glossary 23 Further Resources 24 Index 24
Reaching for the Stars People have always wanted to fly into space But they did not always have spacecraft First they found ways to make small rockets fire into the air Fireworks The first rockets were fireworks They were invented in China in the 600s Fireworks used gunpowder to make an explosion Modern spacecraft use the same technology 4
Fire Arrows The Chinese used fire arrows as weapons They shot them into enemy camps Later European navies shot fire rockets from ships Rocket Man Stories tell of a Chinese man who tried to go to outer space That was in the 1500s He tied 47 fireworks to his chair His servants lit the fireworks The fireworks exploded The man was never seen again Read on to find out about spacecraft that helped humans visit the Moon and space 5
