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Artemis II rocket arrives to launch pad

A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites

Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago.

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NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls back out to launchpad

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Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad for final checks ahead of next window

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Artemis II rocket rolling to launchpad for NASA moon mission: When is launch date?

NASA began rolling the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launchpad shortly after midnight Friday Eastern Time in anticipation of a launch in early April.

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NASA moving Artemis II back onto launchpad after moon mission delays

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NASA Artemis II rocket heads to pad for second launch attempt this year

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Artemis II rocket rolls out to KSC launch pad

Dr. Addie Dove, a planetary scientist at the University of Central Florida, joins Good Day Orlando to talk about the importance of the mission.

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Repaired Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad

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NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket rolls out to KSC pad ahead of moon mission

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The world’s first modern rocket launched from a cabbage farm in Massachusetts 100 years ago

Robert Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry, but at the time, many people mocked his ideas around space exploration.

Vandenberg rocket launch today. Where to see SpaceX Falcon 9

SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. Find out when and where to watch it.

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Clark University celebrates 100 years since the first liquid fuel rocket launch by longtime professor

There’s no moon landing without Robert Goddard. This month marks 100 years since Goddard launched the first liquid fuel rocket on a farm outside of Worcester. Clark University is celebrating the man known today as the “father of modern rocketry.

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NASA's Artemis program relies on technology that just turned 100 years old

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program.

A century ago, Goddard’s liquid-fueled rocket changed space exploration

The findings were revolutionary—and controversial. Media coverage focused on the theoretical future applications of the work, mocking Goddard’s proposal that a rocket might one day reach the moon as “a severe strain on credulity” and jokily speculating that giant rockets could be the Atlantic liners of the future.