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Rocket, Liquid Fuel, Hoopskirt, R.H. Goddard
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American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the Hoopskirt rocket on December 26, 1928, near Worcester, Massachusetts. It was so-named because it resembled a hoopskirt, a ladies’ fashion of the late 19th century. Goddard made no effort to build the rocket as a streamlined vehicle. He only wanted to test the operation of his rocket motor and make the vehicle as light as possible.
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Credit lineRocket, Liquid Fuel, Hoopskirt, R.H. Goddard. 1928. Dr. Robert H. Goddard. National Air and Space Museum, Mrs. Robert H. Goddard. CC0.
