Launchers or Launch Vehicles

Rocket in simple words is a type of vehicle which is used to take spacecraft to space by producing huge amount of thrust. The principles of rocketry were tested more than 2,000 years ago, but it’s only been used in the past 70 years for space exploration. Earlier rockets were used for war but today, rockets take satellites to space, astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), carry supplies to ISS, land on their own and are proposed to be reused. Rockets routinely take spacecraft to the Moon and other planets in our Solar system. Here, we will learn how Rockets’ concept evolved over the time and get to know about a few of the brightest minds behind the making of rockets. We will also go through a few of the missions which paved the way to a whole new world and enhanced the capabilities of humankind.