Robert H. Goddard
American physicist · United States · Scientists · Lived 1882 to 1945 · aged 62
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Something wrong?Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926.
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Goddard at Clark University
Goddard loading a rocket in 1918
Robert Goddard, bundled against the cold weather of March 16, 1926, holds the launching frame of his most notable invention - the first liquid-fueled rocket.
Original launch console for launching Goddard liquid fuel rockets
Charles Lindbergh took this picture of Robert H. Goddard's rocket, when he peered down the launching tower on September 23, 1935, in Roswell, New Mexico.
Goddard towing a rocket in Roswell
Gyroscope installed inside Goddard's 1939 series L-C rocketAwards
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Robert Hutchings Goddard was an American physicist, inventor, and engineer credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926. By 1915 his pioneering work had dramatically improved the efficiency of the solid-fueled rocket, signaling the era of the modern rocket and innovation. He and his team launched 34 rockets between 1926 and 1941, achieving altitudes as high as 2.6 km (1.6 mi) and speeds as fast as 885 km/h (550 mph).
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