Flow Indicator, Liquid Oxygen, Rocket Engine, R.H. Goddard

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Dr. Robert H. Goddard

Summary

This is a flow regulator for liquid oxygen, also called a lox [flow] indicator, and was used by Robert H. Goddard for some of his earliest liquid fuel rocket experiments, about 1923-1924.

Mrs. Robert H. Goddard donated this object to the Smithsonian Institution in 1959 as part of a large collection of artifacts from her husband.

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Robert H. Goddard

Inventory Number

A19590080000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

EQUIPMENT-Test

Materials

Steel, Brass, Felt, Copper, Natural Fabric, Cardboard, Plastic

Dimensions

3-D: 41.9 x 6.7 x 30.5cm (16 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 12 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv96e4f5075-57e1-4003-8d7c-abd70661f18f

Record ID

nasm_A19590080000