Invalides in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Robert Esnault-Pelterie

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

1. Robert Esnault-Pelterie Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Dans cet immeuble a habité
Robert
Esnault-Pelterie
Pionnier de l’aviation moderne
Précurseur de l'astronautique
1881 - 1957

(English translation:)

In this apartment building lived Robert Esnault-Pelterie (1881-1957) - a pioneer of modern aviation and forerunner of astronautics.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 48° 51.564′ N, 2° 18.895′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Invalides. Marker is on Rue de Constantine, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Rue de Constantine, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hôtel national des Invalides (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel du Châtelet (about 180 meters away); Pierre Brossolette (about 210 meters away); Le Maréchal Foch (about 240 meters away); Edgar Faure (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Conrad Busken Huet

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Michel de Bretagne (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Hôtel de Clermont (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . .
1. Robert Esnault-Pelterie (Wikipedia).

Overview: Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie (8 November 1881 – 6 December 1957) was a French aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist. He is referred to as being one of the founders of modern rocketry and astronautics, along with the Russian Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, the Germans Hermann Oberth, Fritz von Opel, Wernher Von Braun and the American Robert H. Goddard.

(Submitted on July 21, 2023.)

2. Robert Esnault-Pelterie (New Mexico Museum of Space History).

On space: Esnault-Pelterie soon shifted his interests into space exploration. On November 15, 1912, in a paper to the Physics Society of France, he offered an early discussion of the problems of space travel, including a proposal to use atomic energy to travel to the Moon and the planets. In 1927, Esnault-Pelterie, and banker Andre Louis-Hirsch established a 5,000-franc annual prize for the author of the most outstanding work on avionics, the Prix REP-Hirsch.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

2. Robert Esnault-Pelterie Marker - wide view
In 1929, Esnault-Pelterie came up with the concept of aero-braking, using the principle of atmospheric drag to slow a spacecraft for gravitational capture by a planet.

(Submitted on July 21, 2023.)

Robert Esnault-Pelterie Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023

3. Robert Esnault-Pelterie Marker - wide view

Esnault-Pelterie au départ image. Click for full size.

1908

4. Esnault-Pelterie au départ

Trials of the monoplane REP 2 began on 8 June 1908. This aircraft set a record with a 1,200 m (3,900 ft) flight, reaching an altitude of 30 m (98 ft). After a modified version of this plane was flown for the last time in 1909 at Rheims, Pelterie stopped flying and instead focused on the development and manufacture of aircraft. - Wikipedia

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.