Robert Goddard's Massachusetts brings this iconic and inspirational story to life for a general audience. Published by Arcadia Press as part of its Images of America series, the book features more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robert H. Goddard stands with the world's first liquid-propellant rocket on Pakachoag Hill in Auburn March 16, 1926. When launched ...

Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969. But those steps wouldn’t have been possible without Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts scientist who first successfully launched a liquid fuel rocket more than ...

Robert Goddard's first successful liquid-fueled rocket launch was on March, 16, 1926, in Auburn. Many events are being planned to celebrate the centennial of the launch locally and nationally. The ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

On the ninth fairway at the Pakachoag Golf Course in Auburn, Massachusetts, lies a small granite obelisk commemorating the dawn of the space age. It was there, on March 16, 1926, that Robert Goddard ...

Robert H. Goddard stands with the world's first liquid-propellant rocket on Pakachoag Hill in Auburn on March 16, 1926. When launched, the rocket soared 341 feet high and 184 feet downrange in 2.5 ...