📅 On This Day: March 16

March 16, 1926: The first liquid-fuel rocket flies. On 16 March 1926, Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket from a snowy farm field in Auburn, Massachusetts, USA. It flew for only 2. 5 seconds and rose about 12 metres.

🔬 The first liquid-fuel rocket flies (1926)

It was a small start, but it was the first step toward the rockets that later carried people to the Moon.

Where: Auburn, Massachusetts, USA

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How long did Goddard's first rocket fly?

2 hours
2.5 seconds
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Answer: 2.5 seconds

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March 16, 1926: The first liquid-fuel rocket flies. It happened in Auburn, Massachusetts, USA.

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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Goddard

🔬 The first liquid-fuel rocket flies (1926)

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