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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Goddard

Debotte told the astonished Goddard she not only knew who was responsible for hitting the 56-year-old as he cycled home from work, but she witnessed what happened from the passenger seat.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

"All of the testing and modeling work done at Goddard and by contractors at L3Harris and BAE Space and Mission Systems left only small corrections for us to make to bring everything into near-perfect alignment."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Nasa's Goddard Instrument Field Team, which specialises in studying Earth's extreme environments, led the research expedition.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“This transaction will be a catalyst for further growth in ridership and revenue,” said Patrick Goddard, chief executive of Brightline Florida.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“I never took life for sport. You see, there are some who seek celebrity to change the world, and others who seek it to ensnare the world. Goddard is of the second kind.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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