1934 April 6 - Launch Vehicle: ARS. -
 American Rocket Society named. Nation: USA. American Interplanetary Society renamed the American Rocket Society (ARS). References: 17.
June 1934 - -
 Saenger studies fuel additives Nation: Austria. Saenger's engine experiments showed that lithium best improved motor performance in engines with liquid oxygen oxidiser. References: 47.
1934 June 6 - Launch Vehicle: Zucker Rocket. -
 Zucker mail rocket launch at Sussex Downs Nation: UK. Apogee: 0.60 km (0.37 mi). Zucker, his backer, and selected press representatives met on a hilltop on Sussex Downs. After a first successful test launch without payload, two launches were made with postal covers. The observers guessed the rockets went as high as 400 to 800 m. Banner headlines the next day announced 'The First British Rocket Mail' and carried Zucker's claim that soon he would inaugrate regular one minute rocket post service between Dover and Calais.
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