Robert H. Goddard, the American father of modern rocketry, built and tested the world's first liquid-fuel rocket in 1926. His achievement is considered as significant as the Wright Brothers' first ...

Robert Goddard around 1936, when he first published the results of his pioneering liquid-fuel rocket experiments. Americans are justifiably proud of Robert H. Goddard, the Massachusetts professor ...

inventor and the "Father of Modern Rocketry" Robert H. Goddard's first successful liquid-fueled rocket launch in Auburn March 16, 1926. It will be a celebration that could have Worcester and ...

Robert H. Goddard's first rocket soared for about 2 1/2 seconds, flew as fast as 60 mph and landed 174 feet from the lift-off pad — a snow-covered patch of dirt in his aunt's backyard.

Modern rockets, which use a liquid or solid fuel, didn't come into being until a scientist named Dr. Robert H. Goddard developed and launched the first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16 ...

Goddard with his Hoopskirt rocket during a launch attempt in September 1928. The fourth time was the charm for Robert H. Goddard’s “Hoopskirt Rocket,” so named for its resemblance to the ...

H ’E'S CONSIDERED THE FATHER OF MODERN ROCKET PROPULSION. AND NOW THE CHILDHDOO HOME OF DR. ROBERT GODDARD HAS BEEN BOUGHT WITH PLANS TO TURN IT INTO A MUSEUM, AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER HONORING ONE ...

WORCESTER — The boyhood home of rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard has been purchased by a couple that plans to preserve the landmark property and use it as an educational resource. Charles and ...

It was perfect for a school named after Robert H. Goddard, who created the first liquid-fueled rocket. The missile is in the process of being taken down to join the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in ...