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Early Rockets
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Early Rockets

NASA / MSFC · 1940-03-21 · photograph (digital archive)

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Goddard rocket in launching tower at Roswell, New Mexico, March 21, 1940. Fuel was injected by pumps from the fueling platform at left. From 1930 to 1941, Dr. Goddard made substantial progress in the development of progressively larger rockets, which attained altitudes of 2400 meters, and refined his equipment for guidance and control, his techniques of welding, and his insulation, pumps, and other associated equipment. In many respects, Dr.

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Credit lineEarly Rockets. NASA/MSFC, 1940-03-21. Public domain. ID: 9132835.

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