We just learned about the L'Astronautique by Robert Esnault-Pelterie.
Another famous rocket was Nell made by Robert Goddard.
Goddard was a famous inventor who read about rockets in the books by Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, and came up with the very first rocket that used liquid fuel.
He named it "Nell" and launched it in 1926.
His team launched 34 rockets, going over a mile and a half in the sky, and over 500 miles per hour.
The work he did with rockets helped get people interested in space travel and rockets.
(from: wikipedia - robert h. goddard)
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