Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) American Engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, who had been experimenting for a number of years with rockets, launched the world's first liquid-propelled rocket, which is shown here. It covered a distance of 184 ft. at an average speed of 64

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Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) American Engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, who had been experimenting for a number of years with rockets, launched the world's first liquid-propelled rocket, which is shown here. It covered a distance of 184 ft. at an average speed of 64

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