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Headquarters |
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74-H-1210 |
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| Date : |
11/04/1974
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Title
Dr. Goddard Transports Rocket
Full Description
Dr. Robert H. Goddard tows his rocket to the launching tower behind a
Model A Ford truck, 15 miles northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. 1930-
1932.
Dr. Goddard has been recognized as the "Father of American Rocketry"
and as one of three pioneers in the theoretical exploration of space.
Robert Hutchings Goddard was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, on October
15, 1882. He was a theoretical scientist as well as a practical engineer.
His dream was the conquest of the upper atmosphere and ultimately space
through the use of rocket propulsion.
Dr. Goddard, who died in 1945, was probably as responsible for the
dawning of the Space Age as the Wright Brothers were for the begining
of the Air Age. Yet his work attracted little serious attention during
his lifetime. When the United States began to prepare for the conquest
of space in the 1950's, American rocket scientists began to recognize
the debt owed to the New England professor. They discovered that it was
virtually impossible to construct a rocket or launch a satellite
without acknowledging the work of Dr. Goddard. This great legacy was
covered by more than 200 patents, many of which were issued after his
death.
Keywords
Robert Goddard
Subject Category
Miscellaneous-1,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
74-H-1210
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-001693
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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