The first Martin Marietta Titan IV heavy-lift space booster to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., lifts off. The booster carries a classified payload.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?