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Title

Dr. Robert H. Goddard and His Rockets

Description

Dr. Goddard and liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket in the frame from which it was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Massachusetts. It flew for only 2.5 seconds, climbed 41 feet, and landed 184 feet away in a cabbage patch. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the development of progressively larger rockets, which attained altitudes of 7800 feet.

Subject

  • Robert Goddard
  • People
  • Launch vehicle
  • Rocket

Date Created

1905-04-09

Credits

NASA/MSFC

Type

Photographic

Associated Lesson

X-Ray History

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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