{"id":10714,"date":"2026-02-13T10:52:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=10714"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:04:41","slug":"robert-goddard-the-dreamer-who-launched-the-space-age","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/robert-goddard-the-dreamer-who-launched-the-space-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Goddard Centennial: The Dreamer Who Launched the Space Age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Robert Goddard is widely considered the father of the space age. and his groundbreaking experiments transformed rocketry from imagination into reality. Kevin Schindler, author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/products\/robert-goddards-massachusetts-9781540299543?srsltid=ARcRdnrRuj2Geb8qfEQAaoqwMYrS0C5BQ0dmoy0TFOA2e0fzEs920qde\">Robert Goddard\u2019s Massachusetts<\/a><\/em> (set to be released March 3), will present historical images, personal writings, and accounts of Goddard\u2019s pioneering 1926 liquid\u2011fuel rocket launch that&nbsp;beckoned in the era of modern spaceflight. The program will also highlight Esther Goddard\u2019s essential role in preserving her husband&#8217;s legacy and ensuring his contributions continue to inspire future explorers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-color has-darker-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-57304f627fb59bd2e4f6f12316859242 is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-watch-this-event-via-zoom-livestream-name-and-email-address-required\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clarku.zoom.us\/j\/94399800753?pwd=mwwsMh1IIZKOSF1KS1o99xpYPbAMP4.1\">Watch this event via Zoom livestream<\/a> (name and email address required)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kevinscottschindler.com\">Kevin Schindler<\/a> is the historian and public information officer at <a href=\"https:\/\/lowell.edu\">Lowell Observatory<\/a> in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he has worked for 31 years. He has authored nine books, including&nbsp;<em>Robert Goddard\u2019s Massachusetts<\/em>, and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column, \u201cView from Mars Hill,\u201d for the&nbsp;<em>Arizona Daily Sun<\/em>. In May 2023, he served as Astronomer-in-Residence at the Grand Canyon.&nbsp;Fun fact: Kevin has both a fossil crab and an asteroid named after him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/\">visit clark\u2019s goddard centennial site<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/02\/KS-qr-819x1024.avif\" alt=\"Poster for Robert Goddard: The Dreamer Who Launched the Space Age\" class=\"wp-image-10766\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Schindler, author of Robert Goddard\u2019s Massachusetts (set to be released March 3), will present historical images, personal writings, and accounts of Goddard\u2019s pioneering 1926 liquid\u2011fuel rocket launch that\u00a0beckoned in the era of modern spaceflight. This event will be available to view live online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":10717,"template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"America\/New_York","_EventStartDate":"2026-03-19 16:00:00","_EventEndDate":"2026-03-19 18:00:00","_EventStartDateUTC":"2026-03-19 20:00:00","_EventEndDateUTC":"2026-03-19 22:00:00","_EventShowMap":true,"_EventShowMapLink":true,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"$","_EventCurrencyCode":"USD","_EventCurrencyPosition":"prefix","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"@","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"-","_EventOrganizerID":[1691],"_EventVenueID":[10057],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[312,311],"tribe_events_cat":[],"event_department":[],"class_list":["post-10714","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-goddard-centennial","tag-robert-h-goddard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Robert Goddard Centennial: The Dreamer Who Launched the Space Age | Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/robert-goddard-the-dreamer-who-launched-the-space-age\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Robert Goddard Centennial: The Dreamer Who Launched the Space Age\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kevin Schindler, author of Robert Goddard\u2019s Massachusetts (set to be released March 3), will present historical images, personal writings, and accounts of Goddard\u2019s pioneering 1926 liquid\u2011fuel rocket launch that\u00a0beckoned in the era of modern spaceflight. 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