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This carrier was used by U.S. rocket rocket experimenter Robert H. Goddard to convey Dewar flasks holding super-cold liquid oxygen (lox) for some of his earliest rocket experiments during 1923-1924. The carrier was needed since the lox was too cold to touch.

The oxygen burned with the gasoline fuel. Goddard started experimenting with solid propellant rockets in 1915, then switched to liquid propellants in 1921 because they were more powerful. He continued to experiment until his death in 1945.

This object was donated to the Smithsonian in 1959 by Mrs. Esther C. Goddard.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Rockets & Missiles at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

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Object Details
Date ca. 1923-1924 Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Test Manufacturer Dr. Robert H. Goddard
 Dimensions 3-D: 64.1 x 22.4 x 5.1cm (25 1/4 x 8 13/16 x 2 in.)
 Materials Wood, rope, metal nails
Overall, wood, probably pine; nails, steel; twine
 Inventory Number A19590083002 Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Goddard Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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