Goddard problem

In rocketry, the Goddard problem is to optimize the altitude of a rocket, ascending vertically, and taking into account atmospheric drag and the gravitational field. This was first posed by Robert H. Goddard in his 1919 publication, "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes".[1][2]

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  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2010-04-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0409855


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