Who launched the world's first liquid-propellant rocket in 1926?
Answer
Robert H. Goddard
Goddard's gasoline and liquid-oxygen rocket flew from a field in Auburn, Massachusetts on 16 March 1926. It climbed about 41 feet and the flight lasted two and a half seconds.
| Category | Inventions and Discoveries |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Hard |
| Other options in the game | Wernher von Braun, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Hermann Oberth |
| Source | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 'Robert Goddard and the First Liquid-Propellant Rocket' |
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