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Robert Goddard Biography and Timeline

Follow Robert Goddard through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.

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Robert Goddard, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1914–1926Years on this page

1914

Invention of Rocket

Science / Astronomy

Robert Goddard begins practical rocketry

1923

Invention of Rocket

Science / Astronomy

Invents the liquid fuel rocket

1926

16 March 1926

Invention of Rocket

Massachusetts · Science / Astronomy

Launches the 1st liquid fueled rocket, a distance of 184 feet in Massachusetts

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