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In Worcester, MA
Robert Hutchings Goddard -
Read by Robert Goddard and heightened his interest.
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Experimenting with explosives and rocked the family house
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At the age of 17 Goddard got sick and couldn't go back to school.
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President of his class.
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"Scientific American" accepted article for the use of the gyroscope for balancing airplanes
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- rocket using liquid fuel
- two- and three- stage rocket using solid fuel
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Goddard showed the army a bazooka that traveled 750 yards.
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HIstoric event. Classic in literature of rockets and jet propulsion. This was criticized by reporters
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1st liquid propelled rocket to ever lift it's own weight
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In Auburn, MA rocket was launched 4 times its own height and a speed of 60 miles an hour
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carried a barometer and a camera
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1st instrument carrying rockets. Rose 90ft and traveled horizontally 171ft.
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Moved to Roswell to continue work on Nell.Mrs. Goddard made a 6ft parachute for Nell.
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nearly a mile and a half.
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A horrible storm destroyed Nell and it's tower.
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Developed JATO- Jet assisted take off using solid propellent
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Known as the father of modern rocketry.
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opened in New york and Mrs. Goddard was a speaker and guest of honor
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NASA built the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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Issued by the 86th congress in honor of robert Goddard.
