March 17, 2026

The First Modern Rocket Launched 100 Years Ago, Beginning a Century of Both Innovations and Challenges For Spaceflight

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Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the Moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, in snowy Massachusetts. Exactly 100 years ago, on March 16, 1926, Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket.

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Are You Recycling Correctly? Your Guide to Getting It Right

You’ve just finished eating some delicious Chinese takeout. Does the black plastic container that held your General Tso’s chicken belong in your curbside recycling bin? What about the metal can of nonstick cooking spray you used when frying your eggs this morning? And your empty toothpaste tube? The answers are no; yes, as long as

The First Modern Rocket Launched 100 Years Ago, Beginning a Century of Both Innovations and Challenges For Spaceflight

Are You Recycling Correctly? Your Guide to Getting It Right

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