What countries make rockets?

List of first orbital launches by country

Order	Country	Rocket
1	Soviet Union	Sputnik-PS
2	United States	Juno I
3	France	Diamant A
4	Japan	Lambda-4S

Where are rockets manufactured?

Launch vehicle manufacturers and providers of third party services

Company	Location
Rocket Lab	New Zealand/United States
SpaceX	United States
Sea Launch	United States/Russia/Ukraine/Norway
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau	Russia

Who builds the rockets for SpaceX?

Tom Mueller
Years active	2002–2020
Engineering career
Employer(s)	SpaceX
Significant design	TR-106 SpaceX rocket engines

Which country invented rocket first?

The first rockets originated in China and subsequently the Middle East with the discovery of gunpowder. These rockets were used for military purposes or as entertainment.

What country was the first to put a man in space?

Russian
On that day in 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (left, on the way to the launch pad) became the first human in space, making a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft.

Which country builds the most satellites?

Of the 3,372 active artificial satellites orbiting the Earth as of January 1, 2021, 1,897 belong to the United States. This is by far the largest number of any single country, with their nearest competitor, China, accounting for only 412. Artificial satellites are human-made objects deliberately placed in orbit.

Where is the Bezos launch site?

Van Horn
Corn Ranch, or Launch Site One, is a spaceport in the West Texas town of Van Horn, Texas. The 670-square-kilometer (165,000-acre) land parcel was purchased by Internet billionaire Jeff Bezos.

Who built the Artemis rocket?

Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman, the lead booster contractor, has produced booster motors for the first three Artemis missions and is casting the motors for the fourth lunar mission.