The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

From World War II to the Apollo era, the space shuttle program and today’s privately developed commercial rockets, the ...

A century ago, Goddard’s liquid-fueled rocket changed space exploration

The findings were revolutionary—and controversial. Media coverage focused on the theoretical future applications of the work, ...
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Clark University celebrates 100 years since the first liquid fuel rocket launch by longtime professor

There’s no moon landing without Robert Goddard. This month marks 100 years since Goddard launched the first liquid fuel ...

Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch

Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.