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Robert H. Goddard and early rocket report...
Robert H. Goddard and early rocket report...
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December 31, 1923
NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1923
* Robert H. Goddard
* Early rockets - rocketry
* Flight to the Moon ?
One column headings on page 6 reports: "PLANS GIANT ROCKET TO EXPLORE SPACE" "Prof. Goddard, Who Proposed Trip to the Moon, Now Will Test Upper Atmosphere" "Expects A 50-Mile Flight" and more (see). A terrific & very early report on space exploration, and a prediction of a moon landing 46 years before it would happen.
Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 24 pages, light even toning, irregular along the spine (see), otherwise nice.
Category: The 20th Century