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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
74-H-1204 |
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| Date : |
04/19/1932
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Title
Robert Goddard's Rocket After Flight
Full Description
Dr. Robert H. Goddard's rocket after flight in New Mexico on
April 19, 1932. Those carrying the rocket are (left to right):
Nils Ljungquist, machinist; most likely Charles Mansur, welder;
Goddard's brother-in-law and machinist Albert Kisk; and Goddard.
The rocket had new guiding vanes controlled by a gyroscope which
helped stabilization.
In 1930, with a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation, Goddard and
his crew moved from Massachusetts to Roswell, New Mexico, to
conduct research and perform test flights away from the public
eye. This rocket was one of many that he launched in Roswell from
1930-1932 and from 1934-1941.
Dr. Goddard has been recognized as the father of American
rocketry and as one of the pioneers in the theoretical
exploration of space. His dream was the conquest of the upper
atmosphere and ultimately space through the use of rocket
propulsion. 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.
Keywords
Robert Goddard Rocket New Mexico Nils Ljungquist Albert Kisk
Gyroscope Vanes Roswell Charles Mansur
Subject Category
Rocket Launches, VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
74-H-1204
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000129
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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