October 1933 - -
 Saenger proposal to the Austrian Army Nation: Austria. Saenger proposes development of a rocket-powered hypersonic bomber. References: 47.
1933 October 10 - Launch Vehicle: Tiling. -
 Death of Tiling Nation: Germany. In his propellant processing room, where he uses his proprietary process to compress black powder into solid rocket propellant, a fire breaks out. Tiling, and his assistant Angelika Buddenboehmer, are killed. Earlier he had demonstrated his rockets to a small crowd at Tempelhof Airfield in Berlin, but the rest of the event was called off by police after one of his first shots went into the grandstands
References: 47.
1933 October 13 - -
 British Interplanetary Society founded Nation: UK.
Late 1933 - Launch Vehicle: Saenger. - Saenger begins rocket engine tests. Nation: Germany. Eugen Saenger begins a series of rocket engine tests in Vienna. He methodically explores various propellant combinations and additives through the end of 1934. References: 47.
1933 November 5 - Launch Vehicle: GIRD-09. FAILURE: Failure. -
 GIRD-09 launch attempt. Nation: USSR. Launch failure. References: 17.
1933 November 6 - Launch Vehicle: GIRD-09. FAILURE: Failure. - GIRD-09 launch attempt. Nation: USSR. Launch failure. References: 17.
1933 November 25 - Launch Vehicle: GIRD-10. FAILURE: Failure. - GIRD-10 launch. Nation: USSR. Apogee: 0.0800 km (0.0497 mi). First Soviet liquid-propellant rocket. It reached 80 m altitude before the combustion chamber burned through. References: 17.
1933 December 15 - Launch Vehicle: Saenger. - Rakatenflugtechnik published. Nation: Germany. Spacecraft: Dynasoar. Eugen Sänger of Germany published his classic Rakatenflugtechnic, which dealt with rocket motor design and high-speed flight in the atmosphere. References: 17.
End 1933 - Launch Site: Peenemuende. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. - The VfR rocket team unravels. Nation: Germany. Willy Ley decides to leave for America in the face of increased Nazi domination of German society. Most of the VfR experimenters end up at Peenemuende, working on development of the V-2. Some, such as Nebel, remain private citizens. References: 47.
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