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The rocket, a reaction-propulsion device that carries all of its propellants internally, has been around for almost a millennium since its invention in China. But the twentieth-century saw a ...

Carrying 1,200 marines around the world in just 45 minutes, this incredible rocket design would have radically changed the battlefield and made everything from aircraft to battleships obsolete. But ...

Max Valier Max Valier, an Austrian rocketry pioneer, who invented the liquid-fuelled rocket engines, was killed in 1930, when an alcohol-fuelled engine exploded on his test bench, killing him on the ...

Jake creates his most unique invention yet. As the final battle unfolds, the rocket punch cannons prove to be the ultimate defense against Eagle Guy, in a dramatic fight you won’t want to miss.

Jim Al-Khalili explores the extraordinary story of six remarkable inventions: The Aeroplane, The Car, The Rocket, The Smartphone, The Telescope, The Robot. They are familiar, yet hidden within ...