Robert Goddard launched the 1st liquid-fueled rocket 100 years ago today.

On March 16, 1926, Clark University professor Robert Goddardfired up a rocket nicknamed “Nell,” powered by a blend of ...

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program.

One hundred years ago, Robert Goddard fired the first modern rocket. The launch, on what is now a golf course in Auburn, Massachusetts, paved the way for space exploration and much more.

From World War II to the Apollo era, the space shuttle program and today’s privately developed commercial rockets, the ...

A century after Robert H. Goddard's first liquid-fueled rocket launch, a celebration honored his legacy in space exploration.

Goddard launched the world’s first successful liquid-fueled rocket from a farm in Auburn, Massachusetts.   The rocket was small, only about 10 feet long, and the flight brief, lasting only 2.5 seconds ...

Nevertheless, this rocket, named “Nell,” represented a historic achievement that would help launch the modern age of ...

Massachusetts sparked Huntsville's journey to becoming Rocket City. Discover the legacy of Robert H. Goddard today!

Centennial on Monday, but rain forces rescheduling.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Robert Goddard's Massachusetts, coauthored by Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler and Charles Slatkin, to be ...

Robert Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry, but at the time, many people mocked his ideas around space ...