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Robert H. Goddard & his early rockets in 1929.....
Robert H. Goddard & his early rockets in 1929.....
Item # 723833
July 21, 1929
NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1929
* Robert H. Goddard
* Early rockets - rocketry
* Space - Moon ?
The top of page 11 has column heads that include: "TO EXPLORE SKIES WITH 'MOON ROCKET'" "Smithsonian Institution Expects Dr. Goddard's Device to Reach Outer Space" "INSTRUMENTS TO BE MADE" and more (see images ). Very early reporting on the world of rocketry.
Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally in good condition.
AI notes: On July 20, 1929, Robert H. Goddard was already deep into the experimental phase that would make him the father of modern rocketry, though the date itself falls between two landmark moments in his work. By this time, Goddard had successfully launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts, proving that rockets using liquid oxygen and gasoline were both feasible and controllable. During the late 1920s—including mid-1929—he was conducting ongoing tests near Roswell, New Mexico, refining guidance, stabilization, and fuel-delivery systems. His rockets in this period introduced crucial innovations such as gyroscopic stabilization, steerable exhaust vanes, and turbopumps, concepts that later became standard in spaceflight. Although his work received little public acclaim at the time and was often misunderstood or ridiculed, Goddard’s experiments around 1929 laid the technical foundation for the large military and space rockets developed in the 1940s and beyond, directly influencing the path to satellites, ballistic missiles, and eventually human spaceflight.
Category: The 20th Century
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