The fourth time was the charm for Robert H. Goddard’s ... used to maintain engine pressure. Goddard didn’t attempt to make his “Hoopskirt” Rocket aerodynamic. He just wanted a lightweight ...

Ninety years ago today, on March 28, 1935, Robert H. Goddard launched the first gyroscopically-stabilized liquid-fueled ...

Robert Goddard’s long relationship with the Smithsonian ... in the design and construction of the bits and pieces that make up a rocket. The steady, comfortable pace of his research was broken ...

A rocket launch in Massachusetts 99 years ago paved the way for space travel, and Sunday marked the anniversary.Now, researchers are<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...