Guest Talk: Goddard: The Dreamer Who Launched the Space Age [Kevin Schindler]
Type
Video
Date
3-19-2026
Description
Kevin Schindler, author of Robert Goddard’s Massachusetts, presents historical images, personal writings, and accounts of Goddard’s pioneering 1926 liquid‑fuel rocket launch that beckoned in the era of modern spaceflight. Materials from Clark University's Archives & Special Collections were heavily utilized for this book. This event took place March 19, 2026 as part of the Robert Goddard Centennial week celebrating the world's first successful liquid-fueled rocket launch, which took place in Auburn, Massachusetts on March 16, 1926.
Duration
00:53:16
Genre
event
Keywords
Robert Goddard, Worcester, Massachusetts, rocketry
Recommended Citation
Clark University, "Guest Talk: Goddard: The Dreamer Who Launched the Space Age [Kevin Schindler]" (2026). Clark University Video Archive. 365.
https://commons.clarku.edu/videoarchive/365
Worcester
Yes
