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

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A Century After The First Rocket Launch, Ars Staffers Pick Their Favorites

By Ars Technica

Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago. It was not an overly impressive flight. The rocket, fueled by gasoline and liquid oxygen, rose just 41 feet into the air, and ...Read more