Corey S Powell
100 years ago today, Robert Goddard launched his first liquid-fueled rocket (nicknamed "Nell") from a snowy field outside Worcester, Massachusetts, and changed the history of exploration.
The remains of the original rocket are mostly lost, but its legacy is everywhere.
https://www.collectspace.com/news/news-031626a-robert-goddard-liquid-fuel-rocket-centennial-where-nell.html #space #science #technology
Corey S Powell
Robert Goddard on his rocket's first flight:
“It looked almost magical as it rose, without any appreciably greater noise or flame, as if it said, ‘I’ve been here long enough; I think I’ll be going somewhere else, if you don’t mind.'"
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/from-cabbages-to-craters-nasa-marks-one-century-of-modern-rocketry/ #history #science #tech
Corey S Powell
Esther Kisk Goddard documented & organized her husband's work, filed key patents, and continued to promote spaceflight long after his death in 1945.
https://www.clarku.edu/news/2026/03/12/esther-goddards-fierce-devotion-to-her-husband-kept-his-memory-alive-and-built-a-legend/ #space #science #history
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