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Robert Goddard and Nell (apod.nasa.gov)
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[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It was a "traction" rocket, with the fuels stored at the bottom and the rocket engine at the top. This didn't work very well because it's an unstable configuration in terms of trajectory control. And also, hot gazes being blasted at your fuel tanks.