Clark University celebrates 100 years since the first liquid fuel rocket launch by longtime professor

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There’s no moon landing without Robert Goddard. This month marks 100 years since Goddard launched the first liquid fuel rocket on a farm outside of Worcester. Clark University is celebrating the man known today as the “father of modern rocketry.”

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