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Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
74-H-1196 |
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| Date : |
04/19/1932
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Title
Close-up of Gyroscope for Goddard's Rocket
Full Description
A close-up of Dr. Robert H. Goddard's gyroscope and associated
parts used in the stabilization of the rocket tested April 19,
1932, in New Mexico. The rocket was also painted to show whether
revolution about its axis occurred 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. Robert Hutchings Goddard, born in
Worcester, Massachusetts, on October 5, 1882, was theoretical
scientist as well as practical engineer. His dream was the
conquest of the upper atmosphere and ultimately space through the
use of rocket propulsion. Dr. Goddard, died in 1945, but was
probably as responsible for the dawning of the Space Age as the
Wrights were for the beginning of the Air Age. Yet his work
attracted little serious attention during his lifetime. However,
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. More
than 200 patents, many of which were issued after his death,
covered this great legacy.
Keywords
Robert Goddard Gyroscope Rocket New Mexico
Subject Category
Rocket Launches, VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
74-H-1196
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2002-000137
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
84 |
67 |
11 |
Small |
JPEG |
599 |
477 |
244 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1403 |
1118 |
1,123 |
Large |
JPEG |
2806 |
2235 |
6,036 |
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