This day in 1899 was the key date in the life of our country's most celebrated rocket scientist.
I don't tend to believe most origin stories about how people came
to do their life's work, but I love this one about Robert Goddard, the
father of American rocketry, anyway. As told by Goddard Space Center
science writer, Daniel Pendick, it was on this day in 1899 (!) that the
scientist first decided that he wanted to "fly without wings" to Mars.
He climbed up a cherry tree to do some pruning and had a vision of
his/the future.
The Day Goddard Dreamed of Taking a Rocket to Mars
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