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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Dr. Robert Goddard
Title
Dr. Robert Goddard
Title
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Full Description:
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The Goddard Space Flight Center was named in honor of Dr. Robert Goddard, a pioneer in rocket development. Dr. Goddard received patents for a multi-stage rocket and liquid propellants in 1914 and published a paper describing how to reach extreme altitudes six years later. That paper, "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes," detailed methods for raising weather-recording instruments higher than what could be achieved by balloons and explained the mathematical theories of rocket propulsion. The paper, which was published by the Smithsonian Institution, also discussed the possibility of a rocket reaching the moon-a position for which the press ridiculed Goddard. Yet several copies of the report found their way to Europe, and by1927, the German Rocket Society was established, and the German Army began its rocket program in 1931. Goddard, meanwhile, continued his work. By 1926, he had constructed and tested the first rocket using liquid fuel. Goddard's work largely anticipated in technical detail the later German V-2 missiles, including gyroscopic control, steering by means of vanes in the jet stream of the rocket motor, gimbal-steering, power-driven fuel pumps and other devices.
Full_Description
The Goddard Space Flight Center was named in honor of Dr. Robert Goddard, a pioneer in rocket development. Dr. Goddard received patents for a multi-stage rocket and liquid propellants in 1914 and published a paper describing how to reach extreme altitudes six years later. That paper, "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes," detailed methods for raising weather-recording instruments higher than what could be achieved by balloons and explained the mathematical theories of rocket propulsion. The paper, which was published by the Smithsonian Institution, also discussed the possibility of a rocket reaching the moon-a position for which the press ridiculed Goddard. Yet several copies of the report found their way to Europe, and by1927, the German Rocket Society was established, and the German Army began its rocket program in 1931. Goddard, meanwhile, continued his work. By 1926, he had constructed and tested the first rocket using liquid fuel. Goddard's work largely anticipated in technical detail the later German V-2 missiles, including gyroscopic control, steering by means of vanes in the jet stream of the rocket motor, gimbal-steering, power-driven fuel pumps and other devices.
Full Description
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Date:
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01/01/1932
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NASA Center:
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Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Subject_Category
VIPs-People at NASA-NACA
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Goddard
Keywords
Goddard
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Keywords:
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Robert
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Moon
facet_what
Moon
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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facet_who:
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard
facet_who
Dr. Robert H. Goddard
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facet_when:
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1914
facet_when
1914
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1931
facet_when
1931
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1926
facet_when
1926
facet_when
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facet_when:
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01-01-1932
facet_when
01-01-1932
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1932
facet_when_year
1932
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1931
facet_when_year
1931
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facet_when_year:
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1926
facet_when_year
1926
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1914
facet_when_year
1914
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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G-32-04
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1336
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 1336
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Center:
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GSFC
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Center Number:
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G-32-04
Center_Number
G-32-04
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-001336
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-001336
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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Unknown
Creator-Photographer
Unknown
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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