Meet Nell: The Skeleton Rocket That Flew
In 1926, Robert Goddard launched Nell — the very first (successful) liquid fuel rocket. But Nell wasn't built like other modern rockets, including a notable lack of casing and an exhaust nozzle suspended above the propellant tanks. Check out the Nell SciShow pin: https://store.dftba.com/collections/scishow Hosted by: Rose Bear Don't Walk (she/her) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishowFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/95-years-ago-goddard-s-first-liquid-fueled-rocket https://www.auburnguide.com/693/Robert-Goddard https://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/f_goddard.html https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200103/history.cfm https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA328711.pdf https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2004-272 https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/16-march-1926/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/robert-goddard-was-father-american-rocketry-did-he-have-much-impact-180969029/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/the-misunderstood-professor-26066829/ https://www.nature.com/articles/105809a0 http://www.braeunig.us/space/propel.htm Interview with Alfredo Morales, aerospace engineer, Space Generation Advisory Council El Salvador Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SpaceX_Crew-3_Falcon_9_Vertical_at_LC_39A_%28KSC-20211027-PH_SPX02_0002%29.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8432926142/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ariane_5_with_James_Webb_Space_Telescope_Prelaunch_%2851773093465%29.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artemis_I_Launch_%28NHQ202211160017%29.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goddard_and_Rocket.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chinese_rocket.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fire_arrow_rocket_launcher.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%27From_the_Earth_to_the_Moon%27_by_Henri_de_Montaut_39.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-match-set-fire-to-a-gunpowder-track-stock-footage/898462790?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/rising-sun-illuminates-our-blue-planets-clouds-oceans-stock-footage/1392797537?adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flight,_The_Pioneer_Era,_1900_to_1914.webm https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Robert_H._Goddard_-_GPN-2002-000131.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/sparkler-candle-stock-footage/1458468070?adppopup=true https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPfcwT4Fcy8&ab_channel=NASAVideo https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solid-Fuel_Rocket_Diagram.svg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liquid-Fuel_Rocket_Diagram.svg https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/goddard_4_posing_with_his_first_liquid_fuelled_rocket_usaf_photo.jpg?itok=oYjZiY5V https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/goddard_5_rocket_schematic_usaf_photo.jpg?itok=N5FXr_PQ https://www.nasa.gov/content/liquid-oxygengaseous-hydrogen-rocket-injector-assembly/#.ZEbpsnbMJNN https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/fs/sls.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recreated-goddard-launch-1976.gif https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_goddard/5808702916/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_goddard/5808140075/in/photostream/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa_goddard/5808137215/ https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/kennedy-space-centre-royalty-free-image/529221447?phrase=rocket%20garden&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1946-11-21_White_Sands_NM_V-2_rocket.ogg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center_Aerial_view_2010_facing_south.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hn8qnsucwo&ab_channel=NASA%27sKennedySpaceCenter
