EPISODE · Mar 20, 2026 · 9 MIN
Episode 52 - One Small Step at Aunt Effie's Farm
from It’s Also History: Tales & Tidbits from Alan's Archives · host Alan Foulds
On March 16, 1926, a century ago, Robert Goddard gave birth to the Space Age as he launched the world's first liquid fuel rocket from a relative's farm in Auburn, MA. It took another 30 years before the space race began in earnest, but it had its roots in a small Massachusetts suburb of Worcester.
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