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Dr. Robert Goddard - Father of Modern Rocket Flight

DR. ROBERT GODDARD
Born:
Born Oct 5, 1882, at Maple Hill, Worcester, MA
Died:
Aug. 10, 1945, at Baltimore, MD.

He never lived to see the age of spaceflight.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dr. Robert H. Goddard

On March 16, 1926, Goddard flight-tested his first liquid-fuel rocket.
It looked almost magical as it rose

Links:
TIME 100
Photo Gallery
Lindbergh & Goddard
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA
Biography

Famous Quotes:
"...I imagined how wonderful it would be to make some device which had even the possibility of ascending to Mars, ..."

"It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow."