Robert H. Goddard's Rocket Experiments (1914–1945)

1. Goddard files early rocketry patent applications

   May 15, 1914Labels: Robert H, U S

   • Google Patents
   • Britannica

2. U.S. Patent issued for Goddard “Rocket apparatus”

   Jul 14, 1914Labels: Rocket apparatus, U S

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   • NASA Science

3. Smithsonian awards Goddard a Hodgkins Fund grant

   Jan 5, 1917Labels: Smithsonian Institution, Hodgkins Fund

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4. Smithsonian publishes “A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes”

   Dec 30, 1919Labels: A Method, Smithsonian Institution

   • SI Archives
   • Britannica

5. New York Times editorial ridicules Goddard’s space claims

   Jan 13, 1920Labels: New York, Editorial

   • January 1920

6. First successful liquid-fueled rocket flight at Auburn

   Mar 16, 1926Labels: First liquid-fueled, Auburn Massachusetts

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   • HISTORY

7. Guggenheim backing enables move to Roswell test site

   Jul 1, 1930Labels: Guggenheim support, Roswell move

   • Smithsonian Mag
   • Wikipedia

8. First Roswell flight test launches in New Mexico

   Dec 30, 1930Labels: Roswell launches, New Mexico

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9. Goddard conducts a gyroscopic guidance flight test

   Apr 1, 1932Labels: Gyroscopic guidance, Flight test

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10. Goddard reports best Roswell flight during 1935 tests

    Mar 1, 1935Labels: 1935 Roswell, Gyroscopic control

    • Smithsonian Mag
    • NASA Science

11. World War II shifts Goddard’s work to Navy projects

    Jan 1, 1942Labels: World War, U S

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    • NASA Science

12. Robert H. Goddard dies as modern rocketry accelerates

    Aug 10, 1945Labels: Robert H, Baltimore Maryland

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    • NASA Science