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| − | This add-on is dedicated to [[Goddard]] who launched the first liquid fueled rocket on 16th March 1926, opening the way for us to travel beyond the confines of the Earth's atmosphere. As well as six Goddard rockets other pioneering rockets built by other rocket pioneers from the [[USA]], [[Germany]] and [[Russia]]. [[Bases]] are included representing the different launch sites with simple meshes of buildings and trees. Several historic rocket trajectories are reconstructed from the limited pieces of information available in literature in books and on the web. | + | This add-on is dedicated to [[Robert H. Goddard]] who launched the first liquid fueled rocket on 16th March 1926, opening the way for us to travel beyond the confines of the Earth's atmosphere. As well as six Goddard rockets other pioneering rockets built by other rocket pioneers from the [[USA]], [[Germany]] and [[Russia]]. [[Bases]] are included representing the different launch sites with simple meshes of buildings and trees. Several historic rocket trajectories are reconstructed from the limited pieces of information available in literature in books and on the web. |
==Rockets Simulated== | ==Rockets Simulated== | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 5 September 2022
Early rockets 1926 to 1941
- Add-on for Orbiter 2005 version
- Author: Mark Paton
- Link: http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1050
Add-on Description
This add-on is dedicated to Robert H. Goddard who launched the first liquid fueled rocket on 16th March 1926, opening the way for us to travel beyond the confines of the Earth's atmosphere. As well as six Goddard rockets other pioneering rockets built by other rocket pioneers from the USA, Germany and Russia. Bases are included representing the different launch sites with simple meshes of buildings and trees. Several historic rocket trajectories are reconstructed from the limited pieces of information available in literature in books and on the web.
Rockets Simulated
- Goddard type 1
- RAK
- Huckel-Winkler 1
- Repulsor 2
- Repulsor 4
- Goddard type 4
- Huckel-Winkler 2
- GIRD 9
- GIRD 10
- AIS 4
- Aggregate 2
- Goddard A series
- Aggregate 3
- Goddard P-C series
Rocket Bases
- Ward Farm, Auburn 71.84W 42.21N
- Mascalero Ranch, Roswell 104.5W 33.4N
- Kummersdorf, Berlin, 13.33E 52.08N
- Racketenflugplatz, Berlin, 33.35E 52.58N
- Nakhibino forest, Moscow
- HW1_stand, Dessau, Germany 12.25E 51.83N
- HW2_stand, Baltiysk, Russia (originally Pillau, Germany) 19.98E 54.6N
- Rebstock, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 9.93E 49.79N