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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
74-H-1218 |
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| Date : |
09/23/1935
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Title
Goddard's Rocket as seen from the Launching Tower
Full Description
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh took this picture of Dr. Robert H.
Goddard's rocket looking down the launching tower on
September 23, 1935 in Roswell, New Mexico. In 1935 Goddard
launched the A-series of tests on rockets made with gyro-
controlled blast vane, which stabilized the rocket during flight.
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
launch a satellite without acknowledging the work of Dr. Goddard.
Keywords
Robert Goddard Rocket Lauching Tower Charles Lindbergh
Subject Category
Rocket Launches, VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
74-H-1218
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000134
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
66 |
84 |
10 |
Small |
JPEG |
469 |
600 |
247 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1100 |
1407 |
1,114 |
Large |
JPEG |
2199 |
2815 |
1,207 |
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Updated October 31, 2002
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