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The start, or at least the prelude, to the Space Age began in 1232 C.E., when the Chinese repelled an invasion of Mongols at the battle of Kai-Keng with a barrage of “arrows of flying fire” — the first solid propellant rockets.

By Barry Malpas Special to the WGCN October 31, 2017