Goddard Rocket Launching Site — Worcester, Massachusetts

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Goddard Rocket Launching Site

Worcester, Massachusetts

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On March 16, 1926, Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid propellant rocket from a point 100 feet south-southeast on the property of the Asa M. Ward family, a significant achievement in the evolution of astronautics.

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Worcester, Massachusetts · USA

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