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A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes
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  • Published: 26 August 1920

A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes

  • ROBERT H. GODDARD1 

Nature volume 105, pages 809–811 (1920)Cite this article

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IT is the purpose of the present article to state the general principles and possibilities of the method of reaching great altitudes with multiple charge rockets, from which the exploded gases are ejected with high efficiency.

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GODDARD, R. A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes. Nature 105, 809–811 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105809a0

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