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He didn't invent it, but he brought the technology far beyond anything that had existed before. His designs were not the first to fly, but the V2 was the first rocket to leave Earth's atmosphere, and the Saturn V is thus far the only rocket to put a man on the moon.
It's debatable. The modern concept of a rocket, it's capabilities and features, didn't exist in physical form until he created it. The turbopump is the main distinctive feature.
Without a turbopump, it's not a rocket, I would say. Similar to Arc lights vs lightbulbs.
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[–] waucka 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
He didn't invent it, but he brought the technology far beyond anything that had existed before. His designs were not the first to fly, but the V2 was the first rocket to leave Earth's atmosphere, and the Saturn V is thus far the only rocket to put a man on the moon.
[–] HuginnOgMuninn [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's debatable. The modern concept of a rocket, it's capabilities and features, didn't exist in physical form until he created it. The turbopump is the main distinctive feature.
Without a turbopump, it's not a rocket, I would say. Similar to Arc lights vs lightbulbs.
[–] waucka 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Fair enough.
[–] robot7247 ago
Maybe specify class of rocket though. Military rockets (small) using solid fuel vs. heavy lifters using liquid fuel (large).