[031] Early parachute, Henry Sachs is holding cone at greatest distance from rocket, Spring 1927

Photographer

Esther C. Goddard

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Description

Photograph of Robert Goddard's assistant Henry Sachs handling an early parachute in Spring 1927. He is holding the cone at the greatest distance from the rocket (annotation by Esther Goddard). Goddard developed this much larger rocket model throughout the summer and fall of 1926 after being unable to make marked improvements on the much smaller model that took the historic March 16, 1926 flight. It was ready for testing by April 1927. The rocket was skeletal and held together by fuel piping. The combustion chamber and nozzle were at the bottom while the tanks and pumps were on top.

'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

Spring 1927

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image

Genre

photograph

Format

jpg

Keywords

Robert Goddard, rocketry, liquid-propellant rocket, liquid fuel rocket, combustion chamber

Recommended Citation

Goddard, Esther C., "[031] Early parachute, Henry Sachs is holding cone at greatest distance from rocket, Spring 1927" (1927). The Goddard Rocket Researches: A Photographic Record [Individual Photographs]. 32.
https://commons.clarku.edu/goddardphotographs/32

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