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The 2003 Goddard Rocket Replica Project: A Reconstruction of the World's First Functional Liquid Rocket SystemAs a part of NASA s 2003 Centennial of Flight celebration, engineers and technicians at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Huntsville, Alabama, in cooperation with the Alabama-Mississippi AIAA Section, have reconstructed historically accurate, functional replicas of Dr. Robert H. Goddard s 1926 first liquid- fuel rocket. The purposes of this project were to clearly understand, recreate, and document the mechanisms and workings of the 1926 rocket for exhibit and educational use, creating a vital resource for researchers studying the evolution of liquid rocketry for years to come. The MSFC team s reverse engineering activity has created detailed engineering-quality drawings and specifications describing the original rocket and how it was built, tested, and operated. Static hot-fire tests, as well as flight demonstrations, have further defined and quantified the actual performance and engineering actual performance and engineering challenges of this major segment in early aerospace history.
Document ID
20040020085
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
R. A. Farr
(Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, United States)
S. K. Elam
(Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, United States)
G.D. Hicks
(PONTCHARTRAIN PARTNERS, LLC Huntsville, AL, United States)
T. M. Sanders
(Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, United States)
J.R. London
(Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, United States)
A. W. Mayne
(TRW, Inc.)
D. L. Christensen
(Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
October 22, 2003
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
Location: Reno, NV
Country: US
Start Date: January 5, 2004
End Date: January 8, 2004
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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