 |  |  |  |  On March 16, 1926, Dr. Robert H. Goddard successfully launched the first liquid fueled rocket. The launch took place at Auburn, Massachusetts, and is regarded by flight historians to be as significant as the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk.

|  |  |
+ More NASA Facts...
|
|  |
| |
 |
|  |
| |  |
| |
| Space Exploration Conference, Dec. 4-6
Top leaders from industry, academia, NASA and other agencies meet in Houston to focus on implementing the Vision for Space Exploration.
+ Read More
 | |
 |
| |
| Station Crew ‘Kicks it Up a Notch’ with Emeril
The crew of the International Space Station joined Chef Emeril Lagasse after tasting several of his gourmet creations, delivered to space by the shuttle Discovery.
+ Read More
+ View Video (Real)
+ View Video (Windows)
 | |
 |
| |
| NASA, Leonard Nimoy and the National Symphony Team Up at Wolf Trap
+ Read More
 | |
 |
| |
| Mars: Past, Present and Future
NASA marks the 30th anniversary of Viking's arrival at Mars with a conference at the Langley Research Center in Virginia.
+ Read More
+ Conference Agenda
 | |
 |
| |
| Fourth International Planetary Probe Workshop
The workshop runs June 27 - 30, 2006, in Pasadena, California.
+ View site
 | |
 |
| | + View Archives | |
|  |
|
|