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Day 7
Fri, Oct. 15
B/L/D
Rosewell UFO Museum - Goddard Collection |
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Dr.
Robert H.
Goddard |
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Dr. Robert H. Goddard (October 5, 1882 - August 10, 1945)
is best known for being the father of modern rocketry. Because of
his pioneering theoretical and experimental research, Dr. Goddard
created many techniques that are still used in rockets.
On March 16, 1926,
Goddard successfully launched the world's first flight of a
liquid-propelled rocket. This is often compared in its
significance to the Wright Brothers first flight in 1903. Another
important first came on July 17, 1929, when Goddard tested the
first rocket to carry scientific instruments. The rocket carried a
barometer and a camera. |
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After breakfast and checkout,we’ll travel to Roswell, New Mexico. It was
here, in the first week of July 1947, that something crashed in the
desert. The next day, a New Mexico rancher saddled up his horse and rode
out with others to check on his sheep after a fierce thunderstorm the
night before. As they rode along, they began to notice unusual metal
debris scattered over a large area. Upon further inspection, they saw
that a shallow trench, several hundred feet long, had been gouged into
the land. The rest of the story is now referred to as the infamous
“Roswell Incident.” We’ll learn all about it at the UFO Museum and take
time to browse the otherworldly gift shop. After lunch we’ll visit the
Roswell Museum and its Robert H. Goddard Collection. Some of humankind’s
earliest steps toward space travel began in Roswell, where Goddard
refined his liquid-fuel |
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technology for 11 years. In this special
collection we’ll see the actual rockets that made history, walk through
the workshop where they were built, and read Goddard’s own accounts of
his successes and failures. After returning to Albuquerque, join us this
evening for a farewell dinner.
Overnight: Rio Grande Inn |
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Day 8
Sat, Oct.
16
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Albuquerque - Fly Home |
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After
breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home. |
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