Four men carry a rocket; physicist Dr. Robert Goddard assembles it.

Robert Hutchings Goddard launched the first liquid propellant rocket on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts. He continued to develop more complex rockets aiming for longer, faster, and higher flights. Despite his significant contributions, his research went largely unnoticed in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.

Who launched the first liquid propellant rocket?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Elon Musk

• Wernher von Braun

• Robert Hutchings Goddard

In which year was the first liquid propellant rocket launched?

• 1930

• 1957

• 1945

• 1926

Where did Robert Hutchings Goddard launch his first liquid propellant rocket?

• Cape Canaveral, Florida

• Auburn, Massachusetts

• Pasadena, California

• Houston, Texas

What was Goddard's goal in building more complex rockets?

• To make them more colorful

• To make them quieter

• To reduce their size

• To fly longer, faster, and higher

During which decades was Goddard's research largely unnoticed?

• 1950s and 1960s

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1930s and 1940s

• 1940s and 1950s