Goddard in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Iris

Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 19, 2020

1. Iris Marker

Inscription. The Iris is one of NASA's earliest sounding rockets. Iris was used for flight tests between 1960 and 1962.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.

Location. 38° 59.582′ N, 76° 50.854′ W. Marker is in Goddard, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It can be reached from Greenbelt Road west of Icesat Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9432 Greenbelt Road, Lanham MD 20706, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delta Launch Vehicle (within shouting distance

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

of this marker); Nike-Tomahawk (within shouting distance of this marker); Sounding Rockets (within shouting distance of this marker); Javelin (Argo D-4) (within shouting distance of this marker); Grooved Runway (within shouting distance of this marker); Nike-Black Brant (within shouting distance of this marker); Apollo In Your Life / The Future Lunar Program (within shouting distance of this marker); Duties (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goddard.

More about this marker. Located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center

Also see . . .
1. NASA Goddard Visitor Center. (Submitted on February 22, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Goddard Space Flight Center. (Submitted on February 22, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
3. NASA History: Sounding Rockets. (Submitted on February 22, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
4. Iris Sounding Rocket (Encyclopedia Astronautica). (Submitted on February 22, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 19, 2020

2. Iris Rocket

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 22, 2020, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.