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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
74-H-1201 |
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| Date : |
12/30/1930
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Title
Henry Sachs with Robert Goddard's Rocket in New Mexico
Full Description
Henry Sachs, machinist, is shown with Dr. Robert H. Goddard's
rocket used in the first flight at Roswell, New Mexico on
December 30, 1930. The rocket attained an altitude of about
2,000 feet and speed of about 500 miles per hour.
In 1930, with a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation, Goddard and
his crew moved from Massachusetts to Roswell, New Mexico, to
conduct research and test flights. This rocket was one of many
that he launched in Roswell from 1930 to 1932 and from 1934 to
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
Henry Sachs Robert Goddard Roswell New Mexico Rocket
Subject Category
Rocket Launches, VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
74-H-1201
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000136
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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9 |
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JPEG |
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477 |
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Medium |
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1118 |
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Large |
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2824 |
2236 |
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