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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the father of modern rocketry?
A
Robert Ledwell
B
Robert Patterson
C
Robert Scott
D
Robert Goddard
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-1945) is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. A physicist of great insight, Goddard also had a unique genius for invention.

Detailed explanation-2: -Known as the “father of rocketry, ‘’ Robert Goddard pioneered the modern propulsion rocket based on his knowledge of math, engineering and physics. He launched his first rocket in March 1926.

Detailed explanation-3: -Years after his death, at the dawn of the Space Age, Goddard came to be recognized as one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry, along with Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky and Hermann Oberth.

Detailed explanation-4: -A U.S. professor of physics and scientist, Robert Goddard was a pioneer of controlled, liquid-fueled rocketry. He launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rocket Genius: Robert Goddard-Father of the Space Age.

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