During 1936 - Launch Site: Kummersdorf. Launch Complex: -. Launch Pad: -. Launch Vehicle: Me-163. -
 First test of liquid rocket engine intended for use on aircraft Nation: Germany. Spacecraft: Junkers 'Junior'. A 300 kgf engine was installed in a Junkers 'Junior' aircraft fuselage at Kummersdorf. This was the first rocket engine installation in an aircraft. But the problem to be solved was how to ensure continuous operation of the engine during aircraft manoeuvres. The rocket team finally built a big carousel, capable of testing the engine installation at up to 5 G's.
References: 693.
February 1936 - Launch Vehicle: A3. - A3 rocket tested. Nation: Germany. Germans tested A-3 rocket with 1,500 kgf thrust which served as basis for military weapon specifications. References: 17.
1936 February 12 - Launch Vehicle: Goddard. Model: Goddard K. -
 Last and best of the proving-stand tests of Goddard's K series of rockets. Nation: USA. Lift 623.5 lb for 4 sec; weight oxygen 25.5 lb; weight gasoline 13.5 lb; jet velocity greater than 4340 ft/sec. Average interval between K-series tests was 8 days. References: 482.
1936 February 23 - Launch Vehicle: ARS. - US rocket mail test. Nation: USA. Apogee: 0.20 km (0.12 mi). F. W. Kessler, W. Ley, and N. Carver launched two mail-carrying "rocket airplanes" at Greenwood Lake, N.Y., which traveled about 1,000 feet. References: 17.
1936 March 16 - - Liquid Propellant Rocket Development published. Nation: USA. Robert H. Goddard's classic report on "Liquid Propellant Rocket Development," reviewing his liquid -fuel rocket research and flight testing since 1919, was published by the Smithsonian Institution. References: 17.
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