Igniting the First Liquid-fueled Rocket, Auburn, Massachusetts, 1926

Igniting the First Liquid-fueled Rocket, Auburn, Massachusetts, 1926

Item Information

Title:
Igniting the First Liquid-fueled Rocket, Auburn, Massachusetts, 1926
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., 1901-1982
Date:
March 16, 1926
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Clark University, Robert H. Goddard Library
Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
Robert H. Goddard Papers
Subjects:
Rocketry--Massachusetts--Auburn
Rockets (Aeronautics)--Massachusetts--Auburn
Sachs, Henry
Clark University (Worcester, Mass.)--History
Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882-1945
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Worcester
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Auburn
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/bk128t24t
Terms of Use:
Permission to use images must be obtained in advance and in writing from the Clark University Archives by writing to Archives@clarku.edu
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Language:
English
Notes:
Is part of the collection, Archives and Special Collections, Goddard Library, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Identifier:
RHG 2-47
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