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First Flight of a Liquid Propellant Rocket
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Full Description
Dr. Robert H. Goddard and a liquid oxygen-gasoline bipropellant rocket in the frame from which it was fired on March 16, 1926, at Auburn, Massachusetts. This rocket reached an altitude of 184 feet (56 m). From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the development of progressively larger rockets, which attained altitudes of 8,000 feet (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 Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935) and Hermann Oberth (1894-1989).
Keywords
Robert Goddard liquid oxygen gasoline rocket Auburn, Massachusetts
Subject Category
Rocket Launches, VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Reference Numbers
- Center: HQ
- Center Number: Goddard-1926
- GRIN DataBase Number: GPN-2002-000132
Provenance
Source: http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2002-000132.html
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