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jan 1, 1861 - William Leitch was the first to propose rocket spaceflight in his essay, A Journey Through Space

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William Leitch was a Scottish astronomer and mathematician. His essay correctly stated many things about rocket-flight, such as attributing rocket-thrust to "internal reactions" (Newton's laws) and that rocket thrust was most effective in a vaccum.

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jan 1, 1861
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~ 164 years ago

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