Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Robert H. Goddard
- Summary
- This is a rocket motor combustion chamber built by American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard during 1926-1927. The motor utilized a mutiple injection system that produced a thrust of about 50 pounds. On 20 July 1927 Goddard attempted a rocket launch powered by this motor. Soon after ignition, the motor failed when combustion gases burned through the chamber and no flight was made.
- Goddard concluded that there were unforeseen complexities in designing a large rocket (a rocket weighing about 200 pounds, with fuel). He thus decided to concentrate on a smaller rocket with a much improved fuel injection system. The motor shown here was donated to the NASM in 1950 by the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Daniel & Florence Guggenheim Foundation
- Inventory Number
- A19850182000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)
- Materials
- Overall, "spring steel," as described by Goddard
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15 1/2 in. long x 8 1/2 in. diameter (39.37 x 21.59cm)
- Approximate: 11 in. wide (27.94cm)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19850182000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f471b774-e4b6-4b4c-a2c6-f39186031e58
