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Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) [1] was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926. [2]
Lehman wrote about Robert Goddard (here, with launching frame of 1st liquid-fueled rocket – March 16, 1926) Lehman wrote some 250 articles, contributed to national magazines including the Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, Look, and New York Times. [2] Books: This High Man: The Life of Robert H. Goddard (1963) [6] [5]
Robert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie (8 November 1881 – 6 December 1957) was a French aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist. He is referred to as being one of the founders of modern rocketry and astronautics , along with the Russian Konstantin Tsiolkovsky , the Germans Hermann Oberth , Wernher Von Braun and the American Robert H. Goddard .
Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched his historic rocket on March 16, 1926, from what was then the Asa Ward Farm. The 10-foot (3.0 m) rocket reached an altitude of 41 feet (12 m), flew for two-and-a-half seconds, and fell to the ground 184 feet (56 m) from the launching frame.
He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on September 21, 1837.He was a son of William Giles Goddard and Charlotte Rhoda (née Ives) Goddard.Among his siblings was brother, William Goddard, who also served in the Civil War as a major in the 1st Rhode Island Infantry and was breveted to the rank of colonel for meritorious service during the war.
The Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to an individual or group determined to have made the most impact on space activities over the past year. It is named after Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry. [ 1 ]
On October 5, 1964, the U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp commemorating Robert Goddard. The stamp depicts an image of Goddard next to a rocket launching from the Kennedy Space Center. The Post Office released the stamp issues at a ceremony held in New Mexico. Goddard's wife, Esther Goddard, attended the ceremony.
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