A scientist in Massachusetts launched the world's first modern rocket 100 years ago

One hundred years ago, Robert Goddard fired the first modern rocket. The launch, on what is now a golf course in Auburn, Massachusetts, paved the way for space exploration and much more.

The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight

From World War II to the Apollo era, the space shuttle program and today’s privately developed commercial rockets, the ...
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100 years after 1st modern rocket launched, humans are heading back to the moon

On March 16, 1926, the first liquid-fueled rocket launched from Massachusetts.

NASA to conduct Artemis rocket rollout in Florida. How to watch

NASA's giant moon rocket will soon be rolled back to the launch pad ahead of the Artemis 2 launch date in April. Here's how ...

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

Nevertheless, this rocket, named “Nell,” represented a historic achievement that would help launch the modern age of ...

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket launch in Massachusetts

The weekend of March 14th, 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the first liquid-fueled rocket launch in the Worcester area. The weekend contains celebrations of the first launch, details can be found ...
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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 ...