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A key advance was the invention of the first liquid-fuelled rocket in 1926 by the American Robert Goddard in Auburn, Massachusetts. Goddard is considered to be one of the fathers of the modern rocket era.
Robert Hutchings Goddard, Ph.D. (October 5, 1882 - August 10, 1945), was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was a professor and scientist, and pioneer in the field of c â¦ ontrolled, liquid-fueled rocketry. He launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926. From 1926 to 1941, he and his team launched rockets that attained speeds of up to 885 km/h (550 mph). Though his work in the field was revolutionary, he was sometimes ridiculed for his theories.