Igniting the First Liquid-fueled Rocket, Auburn, Massachusetts, 1926
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Title
Igniting the First Liquid-fueled Rocket, Auburn, Massachusetts, 1926
Subject
Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945; Rocketry--Massachusetts--Auburn; Rockets (Aeronautics)--Massachusetts--Auburn; Sachs, Henry; Clark University (Worcester, Mass.)--History
Description
A photograph of Dr. Robert H. Goddard's assistant, Henry Sachs, lighting Goddard's first successful liquid-fueled rocket. The launch took place in Auburn, Massachusetts on March 16, 1926 and the rocket reached a height of 41 feet and a distance of 184 feet in 2.5 seconds.
Creator
Goddard, Esther C.
Source
Robert H. Goddard Papers
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1926-03-16
Rights
Permission to use images must be obtained in advance and in writing from the Clark University Archives by writing to Archives@clarku.edu
Relation
Is part of the collection, Archives and Special Collections, Goddard Library, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image
Files
Collection
Citation
Goddard, Esther C., “Igniting the First Liquid-fueled Rocket, Auburn, Massachusetts, 1926,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 21, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/255.
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