Lieutenant General Thomas Desaguliers, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery in Woolwich, was influenced by the reports about their effectiveness, and he undertook several unsuccessful experiments.
Woolwich'teki Kraliyet Topçu Komutanı Albay Thomas Desaguliers roketlerin gücüne ilişkin raporlardan etkilenmiş ve birkaç başarısız deney yapmıştı.