The Goddard Rocket Researches: A Photographic Record [Individual Photographs]

 

Esther C. Goddard

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Photograph of "Rocket alongside sheet iron shelter of launching tower, July 12, 1935" (annotation by Esther Goddard). Pictured left to right are Charles Mansur (welder), Nils T. Ljungquist (machinist), and Albert Kisk (machinist and brother-in-law). The 'A10' flight can be seen between 08:50 and 10:11 on Reel 5 of The Goddard Rocket Film Reels. This flight was fit with strainers and thicker air vanes. The duration of propulsion was 14 seconds, and the rocket reached an altitude of 6,600 feet. The rocket was corrected up to the end of the propulsion period.

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.

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7-12-1935

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Robert Goddard, rocketry, Roswell, New Mexico, liquid-fuel rockets

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Robert Goddard, rocketry, Roswell, New Mexico, liquid-fuel rockets

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