Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Publishes Investigation of Space with Reactive Devices

Date: 1903 A.D.
Author: Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian Pioneer in Rocket and Space Research

Dear Journal,
     Another step has been taken up the stairs to space today with the publication of my seminal work Exploring Space with Reactive Devices in the magazine Scientific Review. Unlike my previous works that only describe verbally how a man might feel in space or how a rocket propels itself, Exploring Space with Reactive Devices provides technical and mathematical details of, for example, how much speed a rocket would to escape Earth's gravity and the actual design of the spaceship.
     The spaceship will carry its liquid hydrogen and its liquid oxygen oxidizer at its bottom. The combusting fuels will expand and produce thrust through an exhaust hole of a specific size at very high velocity. Like Newton said, "To every action there is an equal reaction," therefore the rocket can propel itself both in air and in the vacuum of space. The rocket might also have gyroscopes to provide stability, a double wall for protection against meteoroids, and multiple stages for higher efficiency.
     This has been a dream come true. It was a dream partly inspired by the dreamer Jules Verne who wrote the fanciful book From the Earth to the Moon, from where I got the idea to use the rocket as the vessel to space.
     It is mankind's destiny to leave Earth and spread throughout the universe. As a creature of the highest consciousness, he will replace the chaos of the universe with his unifying structure. There are many others like him on other worlds with whom he must unite with in his goal to enhance nature. It is now up to some ingenious engineer to use my theories to build the vessel of liberation. The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.