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Nozzle, Rocket. Solid Fuel, R.H. Goddard
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This is a nozzle from a 1-inch solid fuel rocket which U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard made during 1917-1918 for the U.S. Army as a weapon during World War I. The spiral grooves on the nozzle caused the rocket to rotate during its flight thereby helping to counteract deviations in its flight path and making it more stable in its flight.
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Credit lineNozzle, Rocket. Solid Fuel, R.H. Goddard. 1918. Dr. Robert H. Goddard. National Air and Space Museum, Gift of Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation. CC0.
