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NASA

Nasa: Robert Goddard and His Rockets

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical site provided by NASA on the life and work of Robert Goddard. The site also includes a brief history of rockets up to the work of Dr. Goddard.
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Other

Florida International University: History of Rockets

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site devoted to the history of rockets, with excellent illustrations interspersed throughout.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 kids.com: Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Space can be explored in many different ways. Read about space exploration and click on the topics on the right margin to find out how man finds out about his universe.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: Biographies: Robert Goddard

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed biography of the father of modern rocketry, Robert Goddard. It explains how he lived growing up and how be became so interested in space science.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Robert Goddard

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and contributions of the father of modern rocketry, Robert Goddard, in this article.
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Smithsonian Institution

Nat. Air and Space Museum: Pioneers of Flight: Rockets and Dream of Spaceflight

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the history of rocketry and the first rocket inventors who laid the initial foundation for the development of the spaceflight industry.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Robert H. Goddard

For Students 3rd - 8th
This brief article overviews the contributions Robert H. Goddard made to the development of liquid-fueled rockets.