They were 400 years late to the party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Hu
On 16 May 2012 12:31, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Did the first manned rocket launch in 1961 carrying Yuri Gagarin? Or > did it launch in 1933 carrying Otto Fischer? > > > http://io9.com/5908728/did-the-germans-launch-a-crewed-rocket-into-space-in-1933 > > T > >