Air Force cadet receives Goddard Award. (NDIA News).The National Defense Industrial Association Robert H. Goddard For the novelist, see Robert Goddard (novelist). Robert Hutchings Goddard, Ph.D. (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945), U.S. professor and scientist, was a pioneer of controlled, liquid-fueled rocketry. He launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926. Award is presented annually to an outstanding cadet in mathematical sciences at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Goddard, a pioneer in the field of rocketry rock·et·ry n. The science and technology of rocket design, construction, and flight. rocketry Noun the science and technology of the design and operation of rockets , developed a liquid fuel rocket and a gyroscopic gy·ro·scope n. A device consisting of a spinning mass, typically a disk or wheel, mounted on a base so that its axis can turn freely in one or more directions and thereby maintain its orientation regardless of any movement of the base. rocket steering mechanism. He is credited with having fired the first rocket to travel faster than sound. This year, the first-ever recipient of the Goddard award in 1959, Col. Brock Strom, USAF (Ret.), presented the award to Cadet First Class Ryan A. Sanford. Sanford received a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree and a commission as a second lieutenant this past May. The award recognized Sanford's superior performance in a number of courses in the mathematical field. |
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