Goddard

American

[god-erd] / ˈgɒd ərd /

noun

Robert Hutchings 1882–1945, U.S. physicist: pioneer in rocketry.

Goddard British

/ ˈɡɒdɑːd /

noun

Robert Hutchings. 1882–1945, US physicist. He made the first workable liquid-fuelled rocket

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Goddard Scientific

/ gŏd′ərd /

American physicist who developed numerous rockets and rocket devices, including the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1926), the first instrument-carrying rocket that could make observations in flight (1929), and the first rockets to exceed the speed of sound.

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Guggenheim’s questions about Goddard were succinct, reasonable and articulate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Without a doubt, Goddard was the father of 20th-century rocketry, but Charles Lindbergh was the midwife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, oversees the telescope and mission operations, with additional support from Lockheed Martin Space in Denver.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland oversees telescope and mission operations, with additional operational support from Lockheed Martin Space in Denver.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Goddard stood there, studying Rowan a few moments more.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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