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Chronology - 1936 - Quarter 1

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- 1936 Feb 1 - Nation: Germany. Launch Vehicle: A3.

A-3 rocket tested.
Germans tested A-3 rocket with 1,500 kgf thrust which served as basis for military weapon specifications. References: 17 .

- 1936 Feb 12 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Goddard K.

Last and best of the proving-stand tests of Goddard's K series of rockets.
Lift 623.5 lb for 4 sec; weight oxygen 25.5 lb; weight gasoline 13.5 lb; jet velocity greater than 4340 ft/sec. Average interval between K-series tests was 8 days. References: 482 .

- 1936 Feb 23 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: ARS.

US rocket mail test.
F. W. Kessler, W. Ley, and N. Carver launched two mail-carrying "rocket airplanes" at Greenwood Lake, N.Y., which traveled about 1,000 feet. References: 17 .

- 1936 Feb 26 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Eduard Ivanovich Buinovski born in Novocherkassk, Rostov, Russia.

- 1936 Feb 29 - Nation: USA.

- 1936 Mar 7 - Nation: USA.

- 1936 Mar 16 - Nation: USA.

Liquid Propellant Rocket Development published.
Robert H. Goddard's classic report on "Liquid Propellant Rocket Development," reviewing his liquid -fuel rocket research and flight testing since 1919, was published by the Smithsonian Institution. References: 17 .

- 1936 Mar 17 - Nation: USA.

Future astronaut Thomas Kenneth (Ken) Mattingly II born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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