This dimension groups pioneers by nationality. Wikipedia defines nationality as "the legal status of belonging to a particular nation," and the earliest era of spaceflight was dominated by pioneers of just two nationalities, Soviet and American, before other countries joined in. Browsing this way collects every pioneer from a single country.
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1. Wikipedia: Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
Wikimedia FoundationTsiolkovsky rocket equation, lead sectionQuote, Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, lead section
The equation is named after and usually credited to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who derived and published the formula in 1903, though William Moore had outlined it as early as 1810 and elaborated further in a book published in 1813.
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