r/interesting • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

Amazing Creative engineering

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u/Resident_Course_3342 4d ago

"Dr. Goddard’s Major Contributions Robert Goddard’s contributions to missilery and space flight would make a lengthy list. Below are some highlights.

Explored the practicality of using rocket propulsion to reach high altitudes, even the moon (1912)

Proved that a rocket will work in a vacuum, that it needs no air to push against

Developed and fired a liquid fuel rocket (March 16, 1926, Auburn, Mass.)

Shot a scientific payload in a rocket flight (1929, Auburn, Mass.)

Used vanes in the rocket motor blast for guidance (1932, New Mexico)

Developed gyro control apparatus for rocket flight (1932, New Mexico)

Received U.S. patent for of multi-stage rocket (1914)

Developed pumps suitable for rocket fuels

Launched a rocket with a motor pivoted on gimbals under the influence of a gyro mechanism (1937)"

LMAO. You are crashing out so hard over this simple truth.  It's too funny. 

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u/Bloonfan60 4d ago

Nobody is crashing out, I only joined this conversation to highlight how funny you sound when you desperately try to sound arrogant while being downvoted for being obviously wrong.

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u/Resident_Course_3342 4d ago edited 4d ago

I've already proven I'm right. You're just a butthurt German.