Video Quality ranges from dark to light due to changes in the contrast of the film.

Series of filmed liquid fuel tests by Dr. Robert Goddard. Several rocket configurations including early top nozzle style. See also early launch test sites before the permanent site was occupied. Watch as the pressures and temperatures are photographically recorded from the safety of the launch bunker around a 1000 feet away. Note the progression of the burn from the earliest to the latest firings. Learn the basics of the navigational gyroscope. See the directional vanes added for maneuvering the later rockets. Watch several flights, and recoveries. Includes some tests at the Annapolis test ground between '42-'45

Silent, B&W