{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Events","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events","author_name":"Melissa Lynch","author_url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/author\/mellynch\/","title":"Robert Goddard Centennial: A Vision. A Reality. A Hope","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ktmS00lFmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/john-emond-goddard-vision-reality-hope\/\">Robert Goddard Centennial: A Vision. A Reality. A Hope<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/john-emond-goddard-vision-reality-hope\/embed\/#?secret=ktmS00lFmb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Robert Goddard Centennial: A Vision. A Reality. A Hope&#8221; &#8212; Events\" data-secret=\"ktmS00lFmb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/Goddard-at-blackboard-581-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":581,"thumbnail_height":351,"description":"Join Clark alumnus and former NASA project manager John Emond \u201974 as he explores how Robert Goddard\u2019s early experiments were met with skepticism \u2014 yet through persistence and vision, he laid the groundwork for modern rocketry and ultimately helped spark the creation of NASA."}