Object Details
Manufacturer
Dr. Robert H. Goddard
Summary
This is a centrifugal pump designed and made by U.S. rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard for forcing the propellants into the combustion chamber of a rocket motor. Most likely its dates from ca. 1938-1941, when he worked at his test site at Roswell, New Mexico, on his so-called P-Series, or pump series of rocket motors. The object was donated to the Smithsonian by the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation for the Promotion of Aeronautics in 1985.
Credit Line
Daniel & Florence Guggeneheim Foundation
Inventory Number
A19850181000
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
Materials
Steel rotor, bolts, and pipe projecting from bottom; threaded alumninum shaft at end; some copper components also
Dimensions
3-D: 31.5 × 23 × 18cm, 3.7kg (12 3/8 × 9 1/16 × 7 1/16 in., 8 3/16lb.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Location
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Exhibition
Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19850181000