Chronology - Quarter 3 1935

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Previous Home Next 1935 July 12 - Launch Vehicle: Goddard. Model: Goddard A. Flight of Goddard A series rocket Nation: USA. Apogee: 2.00 km (1.20 mi). Rocket had strainers and thicker air vanes; duration of propulsion, 14 sec; altitude 6600 ft with excellent correction up to 3000 ft; parachute torn off. References: 482. 1935 August 15 - Tsien Hsue-shen leaves China to study at MIT. Nation: China. Program: Long March. Tsien Hsue-shen, father of Chinese rocketry and spaceflight, leaves China on a Boxer Rebellion Scholarship to study at MIT. References: 31. Previous Home Next Contact us with any corrections, additions, or comments. Conditions for use of drawings, pictures, or other materials from this site.. To contact astronauts or cosmonauts. © Mark Wade, 1997 - 2008 except where otherwise noted.