Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Dr. Robert H. Goddard
- Summary
- This appears to be a part of one of the first rocket pumps tested by the American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard in 1923 for his first experiments with liquid propellant rocket motors. It is a one-way vale with a piston. However, it was only used in ground tests.
- Goddard used liquid oxygen and kerosene to test his first pumps, although he preferred liquid oxygen and gasoline as his standard propellants. This object was donated to the Smithsonian by Mrs. R. H. Goddard in 1959.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Goddard
- Inventory Number
- A19590086000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)
- Materials
- Steel
- Brass
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 23.5 × 1cm (9 1/4 × 3/8 in.)
- 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_A19590086000
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e13750ae-8ddd-4462-a6ee-4ffdac63751a
