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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
Goddard-1926 |
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| Date : |
03/16/1926
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Title
First Flight of a Liquid Propellant Rocket
Full Description
Dr. Robert H. Goddard and a liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket in the
frame from which it was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn,
Massachusetts. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial
progress in the development of progressively larger rockets,
which attained altitudes of 2400 meters, and refined his
equipment for guidance and control, his techniques of welding,
and his insulation, pumps and other associated equipment. In
many respects, Dr. Goddard laid the essential foundations of
practical rocket technology. He is considered one of the fathers
of rocketry along with Konstantin Tsiolovsky (1857-1935) and
Hermann Oberth (1894-1989).
Keywords
Robert Goddard Liquid Oxygen Gasoline Rocket Auburn
Subject Category
Rocket Launches, VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
Goddard-1926
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000132
Source Information
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