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Chronology - 1931 - Quarter 1

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- 1931 Jan 4 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Swan.

Rocket glider 30 minute flight.
William G. Swan stayed aloft for 30 minutes over Atlantic City, N.J., in a glider powered with 10 small rockets. References: 17 .

- 1931 Feb 10 - Nation: USA.

- 1931 Feb 24 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov born in Borovichi, Moscow, Russia.

- 1931 Mar 2 - Nation: USA.

- 1931 Mar 14 - Nation: Germany. Launch Vehicle: Winkler.

First liquid-fuel rocket in Europe.
First liquid-fuel rocket successfully fired in Europe, a methane-liquid oxygen rocket constructed by Johannes Winkler and flown from Dessau, Germany. References: 17 .

- 1931 Mar 29 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Aleksey Aleksandrovich Gubarev born in Gvardeitsy, Samara, Russia.

- 1931 Mar 30 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Dr Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin born in Dobroye, Kursk, Russia.

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