Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Robert H. Goddard
- Summary
- This device, made by U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard, was part of his system of controllable vanes in the exhaust path of a rocket. The vanes were linked to a gyroscope within the rocket's nose in order the stabilize the rocket in flight. The rocket first using this system was successfully launched on 30 December 1930 and reached a height of 2,000 feet.
- A similar although more complex arrangement was used in the German V-2 rocket of World War II. However, Goddard's control vane system was not connected with the development of the system on the V-2. This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 1959 by Esther C. Goddard.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Goddard
- 1930
- Inventory Number
- A19590075000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Autopilots
- Materials
- Steel; ceramic or plaster over vanes
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 38.6 x 8.3 x 10.2cm (15 3/16 x 3 1/4 x 4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Exhibit Station
- Rockets & Missiles
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19590075000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94bfee733-9528-40f8-88c6-7bdee6daacac
