罗伯特·戈达德和内尔
(原标题: Robert Goddard and Nell)
2026-03-28
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罗伯特·h·戈达德，被认为是现代火箭之父，1882年出生于马萨诸塞州伍斯特。16岁时，戈达德读了h·g·威尔斯的经典科幻小说《世界大战》，梦想着太空飞行。到1926年，他已经设计、制造并发射了世界上第一枚液体燃料火箭。100年前的1926年3月16日，这枚被称为“内尔”的火箭从他的姑姑艾菲位于马萨诸塞州奥本的农场发射升空，在一次持续约2.5秒的飞行中上升到41英尺的高度。在这张摆拍的照片中，戈达德站在10英尺高的火箭旁边，拿着发射支架框架。为了在不需要尾翼的情况下实现稳定飞行，火箭的重型发动机位于顶部，由底部的液氧和汽油燃料箱提供燃料。他被广泛认为是一位天才的实验家和工程天才，他的火箭领先于他们的时代许多年。戈达德在火箭技术方面获得了200多项专利，其中大部分是在他1945年去世后获得的。1969年，根据戈达德开发的原理建造的液体燃料火箭使人类登上了月球。
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Robert H. Goddard, considered the father of modern rocketry, was born in Worcester Massachusetts in 1882. As a 16 year old, Goddard read H.G. Wells' science fiction classic "War Of The Worlds" and dreamed of space flight. By 1926 he had designed, built, and flown the world's first liquid fuel rocket. Launched 100 years ago, on March 16, 1926 from his aunt Effie's farm in Auburn Massachusetts, the rocket dubbed "Nell", rose to an altitude of 41 feet in a flight that lasted about 2 1/2 seconds. In this posed photo Goddard stands next to the 10 foot tall rocket, holding the launch stand frame. To achieve a stable flight without the need for fins, the rocket's heavy motor was located at the top, fed by lines from liquid oxygen and gasoline fuel tanks at the bottom. Widely recognized as a gifted experimenter and engineering genius, his rockets were many years ahead of their time. Goddard was awarded over 200 patents in rocket technology, most of them after his death in 1945. A liquid fuel rocket constructed on principles developed by Goddard landed humans on the Moon in 1969.