According to legend, Wàn Hǔ (d. ca. 1500) was a minor Chinese official of the Ming dynasty who attempted to become the world's first recorded "astronaut". After strapping 47 rockets to a wicker chair, he had 47 servants ignite them at the same time. With a roar of flame and smoke, he was never seen again. The crater Wan-Hoo on the far side of the Moon is named after him.