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Robert Goddard...early rockets...



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July 18, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1929

* Robert H. Goddard
* Early rockets
* Stratosphere flight

This 48 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2:  "METEOR-LIKE ROCKET STARTLES WORCESTER", "Clark Professor's Test a New Propellant to Explore Air Strata Brings Police to Scene".

Other news of the day throughout including period advertisements. There is light browning with little margin wear and a few clippings cut out on inside, unrelated pages, but otherwise in good condition.

source: wikipedia: Robert Hutchings Goddard, Ph.D. (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945), U.S. professor and scientist, was a pioneer of controlled, liquid-fueled rocketry. He launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926. From 1930 to 1935 he launched rockets that attained speeds of up to 885 km/h (550 mph). Though his work in the field was revolutionary, he was sometimes ridiculed for his theories. He received little recognition during his lifetime, but would eventually come to be called one of the fathers of modern rocketry for his life's work.

Category: The 20th Century