Goddard

American  

[god-erd] / ˈgɒd ərd /

noun

1. Robert Hutchings 1882–1945, U.S. physicist: pioneer in rocketry.

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Goddard British  

/ ˈɡɒdɑːd /

noun

1. Robert Hutchings. 1882–1945, US physicist. He made the first workable liquid-fuelled rocket

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Goddard Scientific  

/ gŏd′ərd /

1. American physicist who developed numerous rockets and rocket devices, including the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1926), the first instrument-carrying rocket that could make observations in flight (1929), and the first rockets to exceed the speed of sound.

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Example Sentences

Randall “Randy” Goddard of the LAPD’s Information Technology Bureau wrote streetlighting officials to say that the Palisades community “could use a big favor from your department.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Jennifer Eigenbrode, Ph.D., an astrobiologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and co-author of the study, helps lead the instrument team.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

The telescope will send 11 terabytes of data a day down to Earth, said Mark Melton, a systems engineer at Goddard Space Flight Center.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

While the Guggenheim Foundation funded much of Goddard’s later work, those early funds from private sources helped Goddard launch his first rocket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“If our young man is pleased by your efforts,” Scythe Goddard called after them, “I will allow you to kiss my ring.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman