eine Dace Sethe: 54 4, as e Robinsons Noa) nightmare ETS Beer ase j change their shapes and take over the space station 4 fl nag od cee eySPACEMOBILE § aunched from thi mily car,” the oung Tim and Two identical spacemobiles are housed Mounted on top of the control panel is aboard the space station. One can be a “space language” translation machine. fired from a stabilizer, while the second The tele-screen gives the pilot a close-up one enters from the opposite side. view of his destination. The storage area, between the engine Four landing rockets and three retract- and the pilot’s compartment, contains able legs, mounted on the underside of space helmets, food, clothing, a small the spacemobile, allow the craft to land machine shop, and space tools, gently on rough terrain.We Space STATION, MANNED BY ThE SCIENTISTS CRAIG AND VUNE ROBINSON, AND THEIR TEEN-AGE SON-AND DAUGHTER: HAS BROKEN LOOSE EROM ITS | EARTH ORBIT AND IS NOW ADRIET WM TACKLES SPACE 5 MAT ARE E FLASHES OF HIGH ENERGY? THEYRE COMING MEARER/ IT LOOKS LIKE A SPACE BATTLE, ‘TIM? AND WE HAVENT ENOUGH SPEED To DODGE IT! 3579 to KX. Publications, In a RES should reach vs fur we MMNGE OF AODRESS shee saree enloning pone Sour wd aaaWOW! THAT WAS: CLOSE, OADL IE IF WASN'T FOR OUR METEOR BUMPER=L HIT WOULD BE AN ACCIDENT, CRAIG! THE STATION ISN'T A. WARSHIP ! WE WERE ALMOST IN Vacate LINE OF FIRE! 2ooK/ }—THE DANGER |S OVER, YOU KNOW, CRAIG, WE NEVER JUNE! THE BATTLE 1S GOING THOUGHT OF GETTING INTO OUR AWAY FROM US! ‘SPACEMOBILES! PERHAPS WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN MUCH SAFER. DAD! LOOK THERE! Y SOMEBODY—OR SOME- Y I/ I AM REGNAR, SECOND IN COMMAND OF AT THE SCANNER | THING IS TRYING TO THE KORMAT SPACE FLEET! WE HAVE EXAMINED YOUR STRANGE CRAFT WITH SPY-RAYS! WHO ARE YOU? WE HAVE TAKEN MANY WILL YOU CO-OPERATE? | THE PLANET EARTH, WHO. | | PRISONERS IN THE BATTLE 1 NOT WE SHALL TAKE HAVE LOST OUR WAY IN JUST PAST: SOME ARE ‘YOU BY FORCE! SPACE! WE ARE NOT OXYGEN~ BREATHERS LIKE AWAR CRAFT! ‘YOURGELVES...6O WE MUST COMMANDEER YOUR CRAFT ‘TO CARRY THEM TO OUR PRISON PLANET! ‘SINCE WE HAVE NO CHOICE, we WILL 2 KNOW THAT! CO-OPERATE: BRING HOWEVER, WE WEED YOUR PRISONERS YOUR SHIP! AlA MAGNETIC FIELD CLAMPS THE FIRST SMALL SPACE CRAFT 70 THE STATION AND SEALS THEIR SEPARATE AIR "COCKS TOGETHER.» TWO ARE ENOUGH! THESE DREEPHARS COME FROM A You HAVE A YES—OUR SUN ‘QOH! 3 GET COMPARTMENT " . READY FOR OUR “ PRISONERS? ? ‘At ThTHIS DOOR |S STRONG, THE SAME, TILL BUT YOUR PRISONERS BETTER IF THEY! LOOK POWERFUL! Ti WATCHED! “TIM ANO TA WONDERING IF THEY 1! FA THAT WILL BE YOUR ut MIGHT BREAK OUT! NOW YOU MAY TAKE US TO 7 NOUR CONTROL ROOM—AND WE'RE INTHE SETA Cou! POWER OF THOSE ‘ON THIS CHART! KORMATS,TIM..ANO TM SCARED! THEY'RE LISING US BUT I DONT THINK THEY'LL HARM US OR THE SPACE ONE IT'S THESE UGLY DREEPHARS—! GUESS SO} THEYIRE OXYGEN: ‘STARVED—ANOTHEY'RE STARTINS ‘TO MOVE AROUND! YES— INVESTIGATING THINGS! THEYRE INTELLIGENT—ANO THAT MAKES THEM DANGEROUS! THEY'RE WW AND THOSE TWO TANKS BREATHING | WILL PRESSURIZE THE WHOLE COMPARTMENTS TAM, GET DAD = AND THE GUARDS | LING WHAT iAPPEN NOW! DAD! THE DREEPHARS ARE ON THE WARPATH! THEY GOT INTO THE EMERGENCY OXYGEN LOCKER!HAVE YOU ONLY AN ELECTRIC TORCH L\ WOULD 00 IT—AND THAT WOULD EXPLODE THE OXYGEN INSIDE=WRECK THE ST, is ‘OXYGEN ESCAPE? THEY HAVE GIVEN UP TRYING TO FORCE _IT... BUT THEY WILL, PROBABLY “TRY SOMETHING ELSE! STAY WERE AND. KEEP WATCH! REPORT. TILL CHECK THE ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS! CO-ORDINATES ‘YOu GAVE NE—TO MAKE, SURE WEIRE STILL. Course ERY GOK YOUR MAGNETIC DRIVE 1S SLOW, BUT FAIRLY RELIABLE!TIM, THEY'VE FOUND. THE ‘STORAGE LOCKER WHERE WE KEEP THE HYDROPONIC CHEMICALS—AND OTHER STUFF! NOW THEY'RE DRINKING WELL, THEY CANFT USE THEYIRE 1 CAN'T UMAGINE THOSE TO AAIXING TI WHAT THEY'RE ESCAPE CHEMICALS! uP TO! As THE LAST. DREEPHAR DRINKS THe SMOKING CONCOCTION... me eae LOOKTHEY'RE JUST, | BLOBS OF JELLY We'll see! & OREEPHARS \ ARE TRICKY! BE CAREFUL! IF THERE'S ANY_LIFE IN THEM THEY ARE STILL DANGEROUS!THOSE POOR cuARDs Wag ARE CONE FoR! TUL Ai CLOSE THE OOOR. all THEY'RE COMINGGET INTO A SUIT, MOM! THERE'S A RADIO BUILT INTO CAN DAD AND TAM 'S HAPPENED!CALLING SPACEMOBILE TWO— CRAIG ,CAN YOU HEAR ‘ME? COME INS IN THE SPACE SLIT LOCKER, WITH ALL RIGHT, TIM! TIM AND CLANCY AND YAKKER — DAD! WE HAVE EMERGENCY B Now LISTEN! I SAFE FOR NOW! THE DREEPHARS 4 | RATIONS HERE! MAYBE YOU | REMEMBER THE GOT BETWEEN US AND THE Ay | CAN CONTACT THE KORMATS J? CO-ORDINATES FoR ‘SPACEMOBIL| "AND GET HELP! THE PLANET THE er < ‘STATION WAS. HEADING FOR. WE'LL GO THERE AND D-DAD!_I CAN'T BRING HELP! DON'T TAKE BEAR TO THINK, ONLY CHANCE ;TAMI WE CAN'T ANY CHANCES, WHILE YOURE OF LEAVING MOM RECAPTURE THE STATION SAFE IN THE LOCKER! AND TIM. WITHOUT KORMAT HELP! ‘$0 LONG....FOR NOW! PRISONERS! MOM! ‘THE DREEPHARS— WHF THEN THE EFFECT OF TH THEYIRE CHANGING BACK MIXTURE THEY DRANK INTO THEIR AsaTURAL HAS WORN OFF}OUGHT ABOARD: S ARE USING IT AN ui HOME, PROBA! = emai TV GOT IT! NOW- AND LAY A WHAT ARE OF THAT STAR CHART: WHEN THE DREEPHARS’ "WHY COURSE TO THE WAT see BACKS ARE TURNED,WE W SAME PLANET a a YOUR FATHER IS a HEADED FOR (TIS MARKED! WONDERFUL, TM! Seine SLAM THE ay DOOR, MONSTHANK Wef HEAVENS! GET IN, Mo— | THE DooR’ AND THEN WE'LL BLAST OFF! WHAT CAN BE I THINK THE WRONG? THAT VGUARDS LASER PISTOL ‘MUST HAVE SOMEHOW CUT THE CABLE THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR MECHANISM! THERE'S AN EMERGENCY HATCH THAT LEADS FROM THIS HANGAR INTO THE AlR- IF X FIND WHERE DUCTS WHERE SOME OF THE CABLES RUN THE CABLE 1S CUT, TLL I'M GOING To SEE IF Z CAN FINO THE HAVE To GET TOOLS BREAK AND MEND IT! TO REPAIR IT... AND WOT GET CAUGHT!KORMAT SHIP! THIS IS SPACE MOBILE FROM PLANET GARTH, REQUESTING PERMISSION TO LAND! WE ARE UNARMED — SEL, CARRY! NEED HELP! VERS! YOU MAY LAND! YW cRUISER TO SPACEMOBILE! ~\ We EXPECTED Amc LarceR \\ SEI VESSEL, CARRYING DREEPHAR \ | THE =/ THERE'S SPACE PORT, DAD— IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT!sec THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. ABOARD PAGE STATION CAN YOU HELP US RECOVER IT" AND WE HAVE A FAST CRUISER x - WHICH CAN INTERCEPT THEM! T MYSELF] |/ COME! WE WE THANK YOU, AND WE WILL TAKE COMMAND — AND THERE IS \\ ARE AT YouR O20ERs! ROOM ON BOARD FOR YOUR ss LITTLE SPACEMOBILE! IF THE DREEPHARS AT LEAST, HAVE CHANGED COURSE, WITH THIS FAST \ MOM ANC CRUISER, WE WHERE IN SPACE! WE HAVE A cHANC! MAY MEVER FIND THEML (OF FINDING THEM, TAMTHERE ARE SOME TOOLS INA SMALL LOCKER e0 If First TUL Wave To switcu ore TT's ALMOST FINS THE CURRENT OR TLL GETSURNED 7 OH-O! THE QRNEPWARS! MAKING REPAIRS: | IB IT's No Use: 2 CAN'T GET J BACK 70 THE SWITCH BOX NOW, TO TURN ON THE CLRRENT! T HEAR THEM COMING THOUGHT OF THE OTH(WEARING THE SOLAR SYSTEM WHICH 1S, 70 THE DREEPHARS,, THE KORMAT ‘STATION 70 APPEAR... IT HAS THIS ONE IT COULON'T ‘SMALL PLANET, HIDE FROM MV. WHERE YOUR SPACEMOBILE'S " | SPACE STATION RADIOL LET'S THE DREEPHARS WHO CAPTURED IT ‘COULD KIDE— SEARCH THERE! HAVE PLAYED US A TRICK! LOOK! CONCEALED FROM HERE 1S A SMALL,REO SUN, NOT RADAR BY THE FAR FROM YOUR STATION'S: G PLANET'S METAL FORMER POSITION: | CONTENT! A aN : : AS THEY NEAR THE PLANET». 'g CRAIG! OH, THANK HEAVENS: eee Z WHERE ARE YOU? INTHE HANGAR! ONE! COME IN, TIM CAN SOUWE'RE IN A KORMAT WARSHIP, NEARING THE |. PLANET WHERE YOU ARE. HIDDEN! TURN ON YOUR DIRECTIONAL BEAM SO We CAN SPOT YOU,JUNEL THEY ReacH us, Wi TM GOING TOTRY BLASTING OUT. OF THE HANGAR YES—THERE! IT'S ON, CRAIG! BUT KURRY— BEFORE THE DREEPHARS 00 TRYING TO FORCE THE HATCH FROMTHE AlR~ DUCK! TLL BET THEY KNOW WHAT'S UP AND WANT TO SILENCE QU ‘CLOSE YOUR HELMET, )———_* ‘MOM! THEY'RE CUTTING THROUGH! \ WAIT, JUNES IN THAT OXYGi CHARGED ATMOSPHERE: THE DREEPHARS AAAINTAIN, YOU ‘COULD BLOW THE WHOLE STATION APART: WAIT TILL © THE casT ‘YOU'RE BRAKING ‘SPEED, Si WE HAVE TO, ‘OR ELSE CRASH THE PLANET,WE HAVE THE Wi STATION IN VIEW! ONE MOMENT MORE! ‘GOT THAT ONE, MOM! WE'VE BOUGHT A FEW SECONDS 10)AS THE DRESPHARS GASP FOR THEIR PRECIOUS, DISAPPEARING AiR, 4 NEW FORCE BEAM STRIKES. WEIRE FINE, CRAIG! WE BOTH HAD Our SUITS ON ‘AND HELMETS CLOSED AND TIM SAYS THE DREEPHERS DIED WHEN THE AIR GOOD! WE'RE GOING T0 THE OTHER HANGAR ‘SPACE! GET READY TO VON USS THE AR HAS GONE, MOM! AND “THE OREEPHARS (OH, IT'S WONDERFUL’ 0 BE ALIVE AND TOGETHER AGAIN! BUT THE PO02 OLD ‘SPACE STATION IS A MESS: ARE DEAD! DUNE! ARE YOU AND TIM LAL RIGHT? IT_CAN BE REPAIRED, WELL HAV ‘ALOK!ANYTIME YOU WISH! LIKE NEW)SIR! BUT We ARE \ AND Z HOPE YOU FIND STILL ANXIOUS TO. KNOW IF NOUR PLANET EARTH. WE ARE FREE TO LEAVE!Project Apollo aims to put three men on the moon by 1970! This year, unmanned test flights will be launched. By 1967, manned Apollo flights should be orbiting around the earth, and by 1970 around the moon. The moon is not the major objective, how- ever. It is a goal which serves mainly to pro vide the focus and direction for the develop. ment of space capabilities. Plans for mis sions after the 1970 moon landing are being designed now. There are many possible projects. They include services such as weather information, global watch on. ship and air traffic, and air sea rescues. More important from the stand- point of gaining new knowledge is the en. visioned orbiting laboratories for physical and biological work and the observatories for astronomical research. For the moon trip, though, the Apollo sys: tem will perform a useful function. It will be the astronauts’ base for extended explor- ation .of the lunar surface. Basically, the Apollo system has three parts. First is the three-man command module, a cone-shaped craft in which the astronauts ride and return to earth. This capsule is at- tached to a service module, the second part, ich carries equipment, power supplies, and a restartable rocket motor and fuel. This motor will be used for maneuvering in space. On the moon mission, it will put the astronauts into a lunar orbit and direct them to earth when they wish to return. It will be léft behind before reentry into the earth's atmosphere. The third part of the Apollo system is the lunar excursion module (LEM), a special two- man space craft in which the astronauts will leave the main capsule and maneuver them: selves to the lunar surface. When their mis: sion is complete, they will return in LEM to the orbiting mother ship, as it circles the moon, LEM has two parts: the two-man cab, and the four-legged base housing the engines. When: the astronauts have completed their mission on the moon, they will climb back into LEM’s cab and use the base as a launch- ing pad to rejoin the Apollo ship. The base will remain on the lunar surface and con- tinue to send scientific data back to earth. LEM also has the capability of carrying supplies from the spaceship to the moon, for setting up a base camp. It could place 7,000 pounds of materials on the moon in this manner. At the manned spacecraft center in Hous. ton, Texas, a version of LEM already stands on a simulated moonscape. The ingenuity of engineers has molded volcanic rock and blast furnace slag into a five-acre model of the moon's surface. Perched on the edge of one of the three man:made craters is LEM The astronauts come here regularly for in- struction and to gain some idea of what lunar exploration will be like. There are only three things wrong with the pseudo-moonscape. The engineers were unable to remove the earth's atmosphere and gravity, and they found it impossible to duplicate the extreme temperatures of the real moon, But other than that, this earthly bit of lunar landscape looks genuine enough to deceive the best geologists. The Apollo system, combined with the powerful Saturn rockets, will be able to boost three men into an earth orbit for two or three months, or into a lunar orbit for twenty-eight days. From there, exploration of the moon is only a step away. Such promised spectacular achievements are staggering to the imagination, but they are only a prelude to the possibilities of deep: er exploration into the farthest reaches of interplanetary space!JOHNNY CHAVEY of Harlingen, Texas is one of many readers who have written to ask if they could buy past issues of Space Family Robinson. Unfortunately, we do not have extra copies. We hope that you can find the issues you want among friends es might have bought extra copies and have saved them. BROOKS MILLSAP of Pompano Beach, Florida suggests that the Space Station he equipped with weapons so the Robinsons can defend themselves if attacked. The Space Station was built as a flying scientific Jaber cases naLSEbpes, Net as thought of it becoming lost in space and having 0 defend itself was not contemplated. The Rob insons do, however, have small hand weapons aboard. DAVE KNIGHT of Fairport, New York would like to know more about the rooms and com partments in the Space Station. Much of the story in this issue takes place in the Space Station. Perhaps it shows rooms that you have not seen before. In juture issues we will ‘attempt to show various sections that, as yet. have not been seen. JOHNNY MAYFIELD of Rock Hill, ina wants to know what took place episode of Captain Venture. th Caro. n the first Captain Venture’s space ship from Earth was struck by a meteorite and plunged below the surface of a water-covered planet in outer spar The ship emerged in an underground cavern its radio ruined. Captain Venture and his engi neer, Scotty Mackay, then set out to find Quin- trillium wire to repair the radio so that they might contact Earth and report that they were alive, : PHILIP REYNOLDS o} » Park, Llinvis wonders if the adventures of Space Family Rob: inson. and Magnus, Robot Fighter take place in the same period in the future and if so. will they ever he in a story together. SPACE FAMILY ROBINSON stories take place shortly after the year 2000. MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER is set in the year 4000. So it isn't likely they, will ever get together unless one of them steps into a time machine. TED CHILA of Montoursville, Pennsylvania is interested in knowing if the Space Station was built on Earth or in-space. Space Station #1 was built on Earth ajter years of compiling information on rocket probes and orbiting satellites. Discovering how to harness and use magnetic enerey for the power system in the 1990's enabled the engineers to fulfill their dream of making a space station laboratory that had maneuverability and could cruise indef. nitely. It was, of course, built with infinite care for the comfort and safety oj its inhabitants, the Robinsons —Earth’s first family to live in space. ‘Thanks, also, for letters from the followin BILLY UHOR—Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania TERRY J. MEADATH— Mobile, Alabama DANA HUTCHINS —Springvale, Maine ROBERT BAKER —Elrama, Pennsylvania GARY ROUND — Wenatchee, Was RY NORSWORTHY — Presque Isle, Maine JACK WALTER — Allentown, Pennsylvania ‘TOM STEIN—Norwalk. Connecticut JAMES BRIGGS— Great Falls, Montana DOUGLAS RATCHFORD —Cilzhee. Texas JAN J. HAMER— Pierce. Nebraska WILLIAM KOTT—Buffalo. New York WILBUR BUNCE. JR.—~Paseo. Washington KENT KRUEGER — Alameda. Califoraia JAMES J. SPAD ARO. Paldwinsyille, New York RONNIE JULIAN — Apollo. Pennsylvania BILLY MAYS — Blackstone, Viezinia JERRY PATRICK —Fort Beaning. € RICK MARTIN — Little Rock, Arkansas DALE C, HARRELL — Rocky Mount, No. Car PAUL SPRAGUE — Liverpool, Nova Scotia BEN ROYLAND Great Falls, Montana PRANK RICCHIUTI—F in. Maseachusetts Address this pay SPACE STATION K.K. Publications, Ine Poughkeepsie, New YorkGT HEle SPACESHIP WRECKED ON A WATER- COVERED PLANET, CAPTAIN VENTURE AND SCOTTY MACKAY TeAvel, (TS CAVERNS /N AN ATOMIC VEHICLE THEY HAVE FOUND AND REPAIRED. SHE'S STILL ALIVE! IF WE CAN REACH HER IN TIME, SCOTTY— A Co stil SSS SI SYATIC ELECTRICITY FLARES. ‘NY PEOPLE ARE DEAD— KILLED YESTERDAY BY A PACK OF GEELICKS! LIFE 1S HARD, AND SHORT, FOR US WHO HAVE BEEN OUT LAWED TO THE JUNGLES!ALFWAY AROUND “THE PLANET? F YOU ARE STRANGERS YOU MIGHT POSSIBLY REACH IT, IF TO THESE CAVERNS, PERHAPS YOU CAN GODGE THE CITIES, WHERE I CAN SERVE YOU AS GUIDE THE PLANTIS POLICE RULE EVERY- ‘AS A SMALL PAYMENT FOR SAVING MY LIFE: My NAME 15 MARNA! BUT THE WAY AROUND THE NEAREST CITY, ALOGAN, 1S BLOCKED. BY RECENT EARTHQUAKES} CAN THIS ANCIENT ATOMIC’ CAR PASS THROUGH WATER? “ALOCAN LIES INA BIG LAKE! PERHAPS YOU CAN, MARNA! UNROLL THE CHART, SCOTTY! THIS UTTLE ‘TEAR DROP CAR WILL SWIM FINE! WE'VE PROVED | Lars THERE IS ALOCAN’— A CITY ON ar ISLANDS, PATROLLED BY POLICE BOATS, TO KEEP US OUTLAWED ONES FROM RETURNING! YOUR ROUTE, REX, CONTINUES THE OTHER SIDE OF IT!Scotty AND I WILL RISK THE PATROL BOATS, BUT WHAT WiLL YOU DO, MARNAZ, PERHAPS I CAN STILL HELP You WE RIDE Lowi Y THE WATER, CAPNE LETS HOPE NOT! MARNA, SAYS THEY'RE HEAVILY ARMED! ABOUT! YOU ARE AN UNAUTHORIZED CRAFT! COME ABOUT, OR WE'Li SINK YOUBUT NOW WE'LL HAVE | theyre Arter us with THEY'RE THE WHOLE FLEE 1 Awenipians -eexi ie they WJ cAinine, sur AFTER US! ee DON'T CATCH US ON THE WELL REACH c WATER, THEY WILL ASHORE! LAND FIRSTL PICK THE THICKEST JUNGLE, SCOTTY! THEIR. HEAT RAYS ARE JUST REACHING US! THEIR RAY CANNON PARALYSIS GUNS AND EAT GUNS, ARE SHORT> WE'RE GOING: TO MAKE ITE P STOP HERE, SCOTTY! AND EVERYBODY OUT! TLL BRING THEPOOR OLD TEAR DROP! SHE WAS A GOOD LITTLE ‘I THOUGHT SO—THERE'S AN OPENING HERE, INTO ANOTHER CAVERN THEIR MACHINES CAN'T FOLLOWS. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIR. 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LEAD THE Way, MARNAL IT'S LP TO YOU, NOW! WE ARE SAPE HERE, W/ We AVE OUR BUT YOU ARE STILL’ ¥ CAVERN CHART. ‘A LONG,LONG Way] AND OUR HEALTH! FROM YOUR SPACE- A “THATS ENOUGH FOR NOW MARNAL ‘Whecherst “AE Evanitony 2s ya ras, Cy Wiener Trt Under il of Jenn 9, Paragraphs 7 and 8 include, in cee where the stockholder cera Shute or fe any ether hducary celtio, Seats in the two pe ‘Bed belt an og the © (Rocahalderr sad security hold Enpacty ther thea that Gf a ‘Steers of adiiduale whe ‘bos’ the bocks ef the company. at pet the toa soe 30. This itzm must be completed for all publications encase > ‘2 e A e : i i tion Free Dirtribstion Cincuding wiles) by pall, za 28 iB} a7 bh omy 99 389,789 I CERTIFY THAT THE STATMENTS MADE ABOVE ARE CORRECT AND COMPLETE, fe exhar van the publlohers is aga. end ‘isa, 43588, and 4986 cf 350,088 208,800 300 206,600 502 207,302 149,793 350,098 BY ME Ek. ANDERSON ‘Business Manage?REACHING INTO SPACE as man has been on Earth he has dreamed of reaching into the sky above, His first achi ith balloons. The next step came with the airplane. In These rose more than a mile into the air in World War | men could fly four or five miles the 18th century. Now they can reach an alti- above the Earth. Now that height has in- tude of almost twenty miles. creased to almost sixty miles. Recently man has entered the space age. Now, in the last few years, the world has seen Over 600 man-made objects, including many several manned spaceships achieve success- artificial satellites, are orbiting our Earth at ful flights hundreds of miles above the sur- this very moment. face of the Earth And where man cannot yet go himself, he sends space probes to’prepare the way. From a hundred million miles away he hears their voices telling him of what is be yond. And thus it will always be, for man's reach forever exceeds his grasp.To the ancient Chinese goes the credit of discovering gunpowder, and its subsequent application to rockets, which were used for war purposes as long ago as 1225 A.D. During the War of 1812, the British used roc kets in their attempt to capture Fort McHenry. This was immortalized by Francis Scott Key in “The Star Spangled Bannel Rocket development has made fantastic pro- gress during the mid-twentieth century, with Mmanned-orbital flights and photographic mis- sions to the Moon and Mars. Travelers to the East brought the rocket back to Europe, where it was quickly put to_use. The people of Ghent, Belgium, in 1314, defended their town against pirates. Modern rocketry started with the work of Dr. Robert H. Goddard during World War |. A number of Goddard's patents were later used by the Germans in the V-2 rockets. The future of rockets seems as limitless as space itself. 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