[118] Rocket after flight of March 28 1935

Photographer

Esther C. Goddard

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Description

Photograph of "Rocket after flight of March 28, 1935, which made a hole where it hit about 8" deep and 1 1/2 ft. in diameter" (annotation by Esther Goddard. Pictures left to right with the rocket are Charles Mansur (welder), Nils T. Ljungquist (machinist), Robert Goddard, and Albert Kisk (machinist and brother-in-law).

The rocket for the March 28th, 1935 test (aka A5) was a streamlined, gyro-controlled model. In his diary, Robert Goddard described the flight, saying it "rose out of the tower slowly, less black smoke than before and no trail across the sky. It righted itself moving back and forth a small amount for a few hundred feet and then leaned toward the right, ascending and apparently righting itself somewhat. There were occasional flashes and explosions, perhaps the excess gasoline burning in the air". The total flight time was 20 seconds, had an average speed of 550 miles per hour, and reached an altitude of 4,800 feet, far exceeding any other altitude achieved by one of Goddard's rockets up to that point. The 'A5' flight can be seen between 06:22 and 07:02 on Reel 5 of The Goddard Rocket Film Reels.

From September 1934 through October 1935, Robert Goddard and his crew conducted what they named their 'A' series of tests in Roswell, New Mexico. The 'A' series of tests used simple pressure feed, gyroscopic control using vanes, and parachutes.

'The Goddard Rocket Researches: A Photographic Record' is an annotated photo album covering Robert H. Goddard's work and experimentation with rocketry. It was assembled and curated by Esther Goddard sometime after her husband's passing in 1945. Additionally, almost all of the photographs were taken by Esther herself.

Photographs were scanned at 400dpi.

Date Taken

3-28-1935

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image

Genre

photograph

Format

jpg

Keywords

Robert Goddard, rocketry, Roswell, New Mexico

Recommended Citation

Goddard, Esther C., "[118] Rocket after flight of March 28 1935" (1935). The Goddard Rocket Researches: A Photographic Record [Individual Photographs]. 121.
https://commons.clarku.edu/goddardphotographs/121

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