COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Record
Name of Image:
Dr. Robert H. Goddard and His Rocket
Full Description:
Goddard rocket with four rocket motors. This rocket attained an altitude of 200 feet in a flight, November 1936, at Roswell, New Mexico. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the development of progressively larger rockets which attained altitudes of 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
Date of Image:
2004-04-15
Category:
Early Rockets
term:
Robert H. Goddard
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_when:
2400
facet_when_year:
1936
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
9132834
NIX #:
MSFC-9132834
MSFC Negative Number:
9132834
UID:
SPD-MARSH-9132834
