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The Goddard Rocket Launching Site is a National Historic Landmark commemorating the launch site of the world's first successful liquid-fueled rocket. It is located at 20 Upland Street, Auburn, Massachusetts, within the Pakachoag Golf Course. The launch site is indicated with two markers accessible to visitors while the golf course is open. It is at the "9th Fairway, between Tee and Green," of the Pakachoag Golf Course.〔 There are two monuments at this site. The launch site monument is just off the street to the right of the club house. The landing site is on the ninth hole near the pond. The monument may be difficult to get to due to the nature of golf. The best advice for visiting the landing monument is to walk the rock wall between 1st and 9th fairways. Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched his historic rocket on March 16, 1926, from what was then the Asa Ward Farm. The rocket reached an altitude of , flew for two-and-a-half seconds, and fell to the ground from the launching frame. Goddard's final launch from Auburn, on July 17, 1929, was also a historic first. The rocket carried an aneroid barometer, thermometer, and a camera triggered when the parachute opened. All three instruments operated successfully and were recovered. The rocket achieved a maximum altitude of in an 18.5-second flight covering a distance of .〔http://www.spaceline.org/history/22.html〕 The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966.〔〔 and 〕 ==See also== *List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts *National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goddard Rocket Launching Site」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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