Robert H. Goddard
Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) was an American scientist who designed, built and fired rockets. In 1918 he invented the bazooka for the United States Army.
On March 16, 1926, he launched the world's first liquid fueled rocket.[1] It reached a height of 56 metres (184 feet) at a speed of 100 kilometres per hour (62 miles per hour).[2] When he suggested that a rocket could travel fast enough to leave the Earth and reach the Moon, the newspapers made fun of him.[3] Many of his ideas, such as multi stage rockets, and the concept of escape velocity are now part of modern rocket science.[3] He has been called "the father of space flight."[3]
Robert H. Goddard Media
- Dr. Robert Goddard at Clark University - GPN-2002-000130.jpg
Goddard at Clark University
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Video clips of Goddard's launches and other events in his life
Goddard loading a bazooka in 1918
- Goddard and Rocket.jpg
Robert Goddard, bundled against the cold weather of March 16, 1926, holds the launching frame of his most notable invention—the first liquid-fueled rocket.
- Launch console for launching Dr. Goddard liquid fuel rockets.jpg
Original launch console for launching Goddard liquid fuel rockets
Charles Lindbergh took this picture of Robert H. Goddard's rocket, when he peered down the launching tower on September 23, 1935, in Roswell, New Mexico.
Goddard towing a rocket in Roswell
- Dr. Goddard Series L-C rocket 1938 gyroscope.jpg
Gyroscope installed inside Goddard's 1939 series L-C rocket
- Dr. Goddard Series L-C rocket 1939 weight reduction using thin-walled fuel tanks wound with high-tensile-strength wire.jpg
Rocket weight reduction using thin-walled fuel tanks wound with high-tensile-strength wire
- Dr. Goddard Series L-C rocket 1939 top tank weight reduction using thin-walled fuel tanks wound with high-tensile-strength wire.jpg
High tensile strength steel to reinforce pressurized tank.
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