Safety Valve, Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, R.H. Goddard

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Dr. Robert H. Goddard

Summary

This valve was made by the American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) to protect his liquid oxygen tanks from bursting due to too much pressure caused by evaporation of the very cold liquid. The valve dates to the 1930's when Goddard conducted his experiments at Roswell, New Mexico.

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 Goddard

Inventory Number

A19590078000

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

PROPULSION-Components (Engine Parts)

Materials

Steel, paint, adhesive, rubber, solder

Dimensions

3-D: 38.3 × 20.3 × 4.3cm (15 1/16 × 8 × 1 11/16 in.)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition

Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv922751048-6e83-4d6b-94ca-9b05bdded056

Record ID

nasm_A19590078000