One hundred years ago yesterday, Robert H. Goddard ignited a small rocket fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen on a frozen farm in Auburn, Massachusetts. That flight lasted roughly 2.5 seconds. Today, ...

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

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 ...

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

Robert Goddard's 1926 launch of the first liquid-fueled rocket, though modest, marked a pivotal moment in rocketry. His ...

With an avalanche of private space companies upon us, the number of engines meant to carry rockets and their cargo into space has grown rapidly over the past few years. This world is now dominated by ...

Storable liquid rocket engine powers AFRL's Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator DENVER, March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Ursa Major recently executed a ...

Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Shown here is the RL-10 rocket engine ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the J-2 liquid propellant ...

Explore the innovative collaboration between LEAP 71 and HBD in creating the largest 3D printed aerospike rocket engine.