EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -On March 16, 1926, Robert Goddard successfully launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Mass. The first-of-its-kind rocket reached an altitude of 41 feet, lasted 2 seconds and averaged about 60 miles per hour.

Detailed explanation-2: -American rocketry pioneer Robert H. Goddard and his first liquid-fueled rocket, March 16, 1926.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is exactly 75 years since Dr Robert H. Goddard successfully launched the first liquid-fueled rocket on 16 March 1926.

Detailed explanation-4: -After further refining the engine, Goddard was ready for its first flight. On March 16, 1926, he set up his rocket, which he later called Nell, fueled with gasoline and liquid oxygen, on a farm in Auburn, Massachusetts.