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Chronology - 1937 - Quarter 1

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- 1937 Feb 1 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-B.

Flight of Goddard series L section B rocket
Rocket was equipped with gyro, air and blast vanes; length 16 ft 7 5/8 in.; diameter 9 in.; altitude 1870 ft; duration 20.5 sec; corrected well; ground behind flame deflector turned green and glazed by heat. References: 482 .

- 1937 Feb 13 - Nation: Germany.

- 1937 Feb 16 - Nation: Ukraine.

- 1937 Feb 27 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-B.

Flight of Goddard series L section B rocket
Rocket was equipped with new parachute release operated by gyro; altitude 1500 ft; duration 20 sec; speed very high; landed 3000 ft from tower, softened ground for considerable distance. References: 482 .

- 1937 Mar 4 - Nation: USSR.

- 1937 Mar 6 - Nation: Russia.

Future cosmonaut Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova born in Maslennikovo, Yaroslavl, Russia.

- 1937 Mar 26 - Nation: USA. Launch Vehicle: Goddard L-B.

Flight of Goddard series L section B rocket
Rocket was equipped with larger movable air vanes; altitude 8000-9000 ft; duration 22.3 sec; corrected while propulsion lasted, then tilted; altitude uncertain because of haze remaining from dust storms. References: 482 .

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