klaes@wrksys.enet.dec.com (N = R*fgfpneflfifaL 16-Mar-1990 0816) (03/16/90)
On this date (March 16) in 1926, Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket - the ancestor to most of today's modern boosters - from his Aunt Effie's property in Auburn, Massachusetts. The flight lasted no more than 2.5 seconds and sailed only a dozen meters (41 feet) into the air, but it was more than enough to change our future. Larry Klaes klaes@wrksys.dec.com or - ...!decwrl!wrksys.dec.com!klaes or - klaes%wrksys.dec@decwrl.dec.com or - klaes@wrksys.enet.dec.com or - klaes%wrksys.enet.dec.com@uunet.uu.net N = R*fgfpneflfifaL