Langley Medal, Smithsonian Institution, 1960, Robert Goddard, Reproduction
Object Details
- Summary
- This is a reproduction of the Langley Medal posthumously awarded by the Smithsonian Institution to Dr. Robert H. Goddard in 1960. It is named after Samuel Pierpoint Langley, an aviation pioneer and Secretary of the Smithsonian from 1887 to 1906, and is given for pioneering achievements in aviation. The Smithsonian honored Dr. Goddard for his extensive research in rockets from the early 1900s until his death in 1945, including the building and launching of the first liquid fuel rocket.
- The Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian transferred this copy of the medal to the national collection in 1960.
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Inventory Number
- A19610072000
- Type
- AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Materials
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 1.3 x 7.6cm (1/2 x 3 in.)
- Record ID
- nasm_A19610072000
Reproduction of a Samuel P. Langley Medal presented to Robert Goddard in 1960; Obverse: relief of woman seated on the Earth holding a torch in her left hand and a scroll in the right hand; Reverse: embossed letter text.
