1926 March 16
Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945)
launched 1st successful liquid-fueled #rocket
& Space Age (only the world didn't know it yet)

reached a height of 41 ft & traveled a distance of 180 ft in a flight lasting 3 sec

100 yrs later, still basis for #spaceflight

photograph by E. C. Goddard, 1926, Library of Congress Digital ID cph.3c10433, public domain
#spacetechnology #histsci #physics #areospace #engineering

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