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U.S. Army and Navy Early Military Rocket Trials (1926–1945)

U.S. Army and Navy Early Military Rocket Trials (1926–1945)

  1. Goddard launches first liquid-fueled rocket

    Labels: Robert H, Auburn Massachusetts
  2. Goddard’s Roswell testing program begins

    Labels: Robert H, Roswell New
  3. GALCIT starts organized U.S. rocket research

    Labels: GALCIT, Theodore von
  4. Navy-backed JATO work expands wartime rocket demand

    Labels: JATO, U S
  5. Army observes early JATO flight demonstrations

    Labels: GALCIT, U S
  6. Navy begins developing Mousetrap anti-submarine rockets

    Labels: Mousetrap, U S
  7. Army and Ordnance formalize the 4.5-inch M8 rocket

    Labels: M8 rocket, U S
  8. Aerojet incorporated to manufacture JATO motors

    Labels: Aerojet, GALCIT
  9. M8 rockets enter U.S. service for battlefield use

    Labels: M8 rocket, U S
  10. JPL becomes an Army facility under Caltech contract

    Labels: Jet Propulsion, Caltech
  11. Navy’s HVAR program reaches operational combat use

    Labels: HVAR, U S
  12. Army-backed Private rocket tests begin at Camp Irwin

    Labels: Private rocket, U S
  13. Germany surrenders; U.S. wartime rocket trials transition

    Labels: VE Day, U S