The inventor’s handmade tools are now museum artifacts.

Robert H. Goddard, the American father of modern rocketry, built and tested the world's first liquid-fuel rocket in 1926. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center is named in his honor.

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 ...

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.

At age 12 received a miniature volume called “The Autobiography of Robert H. Goddard.” According to Slatkin, Buzz Aldrin carried an identical copy to the moon with him in 1969 and later ...

Dr. Robert H. Goddard first developed the theories needed to power a rocket engine via liquid fuel. This took some time, and once he moved from theory to practical application, things changed.

Ninety years ago today, on March 28, 1935, Robert H. Goddard launched the first gyroscopically-stabilized liquid-fueled rocket, the A-5, in Roswell, New Mexico. This groundbreaking event marked ...

Object Details Summary This pen knife belonged to the American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945). A professor of physics at Clark University, Goddard launched the world's first liquid ...

Object Details Manufacturer Cotrell and Leonard Summary This doctoral hood from a set of academic regalia (the full set includes a robe, mortarboard, and hood) was worn by the American rocket pioneer ...