Home›Space Science and Rocketry Theorists›NationalityBrowse ByNationalityThis 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.FactsNationalitySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonField Origin EraWell-attested1903 1NationalityFilter Results14 entriesRoleAllAmerican Rocketry and Space Pioneers (1)Astronomers Behind Space Science (8)British Rocketry and Space Pioneers (2)German-Speaking Rocketry Pioneers (3)Mathematicians and Optical Scientists Behind Space Science (2)Rocketry and Space Pioneers of Other Nations (1)Russian and Soviet Rocketry Pioneers (4)Birth YearAll600 (1)1380 (1)1509 (1)1571 (1)1573 (1)1597 (1)1625 (2)1656 (1)1698 (2)1713 (1)1738 (2)1744 (1)1750 (1)1758 (1)1765 (1)1792 (1)1811 (1)1840 (1)1853 (1)1856 (1)1857 (2)1868 (1)1875 (1)1877 (1)1881 (2)1882 (1)1887 (1)1892 (1)1893 (1)1894 (1)1897 (1)1900 (1)1901 (1)1902 (1)1905 (2)1906 (1)1909 (1)1911 (1)1913 (2)1914 (1)1917 (1)1918 (1)1919 (2)1922 (1)1924 (1)1927 (1)1930 (1)1935 (1)1952 (1)AgencyAllCzech Academy of Sciences (1)European Space Agency (1)Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1)Martin Marietta (1)NASA (3)Roscosmos (2)Russian Academy of Sciences (1)Area (sq km)All78,871 (1)83,879 (1)93,030 (1)242,500 (1)263,310 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)357,022 (1)632,702.3 (1)1,648,195 (1)3,287,263 (1)9,866,632 (1)17,075,400 (1)22,402,200 (1)Dissolution or End YearAll1991 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (2)Republic (10)Income GroupAllHigh (11)Lower-Middle (1)Upper-Middle (1)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1861 (1)1918 (2)1922 (1)1947 (2)1949 (1)1979 (1)1991 (1)1993 (1)LandlockedAllNo (10)Yes (3)PopulationAll5,355,220 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,489,000 (1)10,915,839 (1)37,314,000 (1)58,900,000 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)142,557,000 (1)293,047,571 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14AustriaNationality3 entriesCzechiaNationality1 entryFranceNationality6 entriesGermanyNationality13 entriesHungaryNationality1 entryIndiaNationality1 entryIranNationality1 entryItalyNationality4 entriesNew ZealandNationality1 entryPolandNationality1 entryRussiaNationality5 entriesSoviet UnionNationality3 entriesUnited KingdomNationality10 entriesUnited StatesNationality9 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Tsiolkovsky rocket equationtier 2Wikimedia FoundationTsiolkovsky rocket equation, lead sectionQuote, Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, lead sectionThe 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.