{"id":5,"date":"2026-02-02T16:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:26:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:26:27","slug":"front","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"video-wrapper\" class=\"wp-block-group abut-end abut-start is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull sticky is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"min-height:100vh\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" muted preload=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/conveyer720.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light segment\" style=\"padding-top:0vh;padding-bottom:100vh\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffffc2;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-1926-from-a-field-not-far-from-campus-robert-nbsp-h-nbsp-goddard-launched-the-world-s-first-liquid-fueled-rocket\">In 1926, from a field not far from campus, Robert&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Goddard launched the world\u2019s first liquid-fueled rocket.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light segment\" style=\"padding-top:0vh;padding-bottom:100vh\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c385debf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffffc2;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-was-a-breakthrough-that-expanded-what-humanity-believed-was-possible-and-forever-altered-how-we-understand-our-place-in-the-universe\">It was a breakthrough that expanded what humanity believed was possible and forever altered how we understand our place in the universe.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light segment\" style=\"padding-top:0vh;padding-bottom:100vh\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-white-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9e9be3cb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#ffffffc2;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-as-we-mark-the-100-th-anniversary-of-that-historic-moment-we-consider-the-discovery-it-helped-shape-and-the-questions-that-now-call-for-equally-bold-imagination\">As we mark the 100<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of that historic moment, we consider the discovery it helped shape, and the questions that now call for equally bold imagination.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\r\n#video-wrapper {\r\n\t--h: 100vh;\r\n\tposition: relative;\r\n\tmargin-inline: -3rem;\r\n\tpadding: 0;\r\n\ttop: 0;\r\n}\r\n#video-wrapper > div {\r\n\tpadding: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n#video-wrapper video {\r\n\tbackground-color: transparent;\r\n\tbackground-image: url(https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/intro-bg2.avif);\r\n\tbackground-repeat: repeat-y;\r\n\tbackground-position: 0 50%;\r\n\tbackground-size: cover;\r\n\tdisplay: block;\r\n\theight: 100vh !important;\r\n\tmax-height: var(--h);\r\n\tmargin-inline: auto;\r\n\tobject-fit: cover;\r\n\tposition: relative;\r\n\tz-index: 0;\r\n\ttop: 0;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#video-wrapper video[data-intersection=\"top\"] {\r\n\topacity: calc( var( --intersection-ratio ) * 2 );\r\n}\r\n\r\n#video-wrapper .sticky {\r\n\tposition: 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{\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar ratio = entry.intersectionRatio;\r\n\t\t\tvar boundingRect = entry.boundingClientRect;\r\n\t\t\tvar intersectionRect = entry.intersectionRect;\r\n\t\t\tvar output;\r\n\r\n\t\t\tif (ratio === 0) {\r\n\t\t\t\toutput = 'outside';\r\n\t\t\t} else if (ratio < .99) {\r\n\t\t\t\tif ( boundingRect.top < intersectionRect.top ) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\toutput = 'top';\r\n\t\t\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\t\t\toutput = 'bottom';\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t} else {\r\n\t\t\t\toutput = 'inside';\r\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tentry.target.dataset.intersection = output;\r\n\t\t\tentry.target.style.setProperty( '--intersection-ratio', entry.intersectionRatio );\r\n\t\t});\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\tfunction buildThreshold(num) {\r\n\t\tlet thresholds = [];\r\n\r\n\t\tfor (let i=1.0; i<=num; i++) {\r\n\t\t\tlet ratio = i\/num;\r\n\t\t\tthresholds.push(ratio);\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\tthresholds.push(0);\r\n\t\treturn thresholds;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n})();\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull abut-start abut-end padded home-video has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"home-video\" style=\"background-color:#88979f\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo abut-start wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrating Robert Goddard: 100 Years of Rocketry\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1168202637?h=083d7a3b83&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Goddard_Gyroscope-011.avif&apos;);background-position:76% 32%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull xabut-end abut-start is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\">\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns padded is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-c6c4196431455482f05ffc42e4e937f1\" id=\"h-goddard-and-the-first-launch\">Goddard and the first launch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f248cfeaf1cd5561bafba989ca56f8c9\">After earning his master\u2019s and doctorate at Clark, Robert&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Goddard began teaching here at 1914 and served as director of the physics department for 20&nbsp;years.<br><br>Clark University&#8217;s&nbsp;Robert&nbsp;H.&nbsp;Goddard Collection, housed in the Clark University Archives and Special Collections, brings his discoveries to&nbsp;life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns double-gap double-margin-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OMOT-Chuck Agosta_Vertical_v2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1164797739?h=d925813eb3&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-steer-in-space\">How to steer in space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Harnessing conservation of angular momentum to maneuver a vehicle was a key discovery to sending a rocket into space. Watch Professor Charles Agosta explain how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/strip-1024x423.avif\" alt=\"a series of photos showing Goddard performing a demonstration with a gyroscope\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/strip-1024x423.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/strip-300x124.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/strip-768x317.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/strip.avif 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Goddard stories<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"cards-search\" ><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid clarku_cl_cards clarku-post-filter-grid \">\t<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/stories\/esther-goddards-fierce-devotion-to-her-husband-kept-his-memory-alive-and-built-a-legend\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Robert-and-Esther-Goddard-1943-300x234.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert and Esther Goddard in 1943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Robert-and-Esther-Goddard-1943-300x234.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Robert-and-Esther-Goddard-1943-1024x797.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Robert-and-Esther-Goddard-1943-768x598.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Robert-and-Esther-Goddard-1943-1536x1196.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Robert-and-Esther-Goddard-1943-1200x934.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Robert-and-Esther-Goddard-1943.avif 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Esther Goddard\u2019s fierce devotion to her husband kept his memory alive, and built a legend<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/stories\/clark-helps-launch-robert-goddard-centennial-celebration\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Goddard_Press_Conference_Stebbins-1800x1200-1-300x200.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Clark Digital Project Librarian Catherine Stebbins during a press conference previewing the First Launch Centennial events\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Goddard_Press_Conference_Stebbins-1800x1200-1-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Goddard_Press_Conference_Stebbins-1800x1200-1-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Goddard_Press_Conference_Stebbins-1800x1200-1-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Goddard_Press_Conference_Stebbins-1800x1200-1-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Goddard_Press_Conference_Stebbins-1800x1200-1-1200x800.avif 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/Goddard_Press_Conference_Stebbins-1800x1200-1.avif 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clark helps launch Robert Goddard centennial celebration\u00a0<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clarku-card-wrapper\"  >\n\t<a class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/stories\/robert-goddard-anniversary-begins-its-historic-climb\/\">\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Goddard_House_Cherry_Tree-21-300x200.jpg\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full clarku-block-card-img-threebytwo has-aspect-3x2 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Charles Slatkin speaks at the Robert and Esther Goddard Center of Innovation.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Goddard_House_Cherry_Tree-21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Goddard_House_Cherry_Tree-21-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Goddard_House_Cherry_Tree-21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Goddard_House_Cherry_Tree-21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Goddard_House_Cherry_Tree-21-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2024_Goddard_House_Cherry_Tree-21.jpg 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"clarku-block-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robert Goddard anniversary begins its historic climb<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull abut-end has-gray-900-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns padded is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-86533fedb5eeff66f10b274c14b03029\" id=\"h-legacy-of-discovery\">Legacy of discovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f122aaab9599b498692a87f631309ca0\">Astronauts who ventured into space describe a moment that changes them forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91ad078f8668737cb9aa9e7419ee6691\">Looking back at Earth from space, they see no borders, no divisions \u2014 only a luminous sphere suspended in darkness. Known as the \u201c<em>overview effect<\/em>,\u201d this profound shift in perspective deepened the sense of connection toward humanity and the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2513b01f5251d34fa436ccefa4358752\">Learn more about research at Clark that is grounded in shared vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/research\/\">research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/blue-marble2-1024x1024.avif\" alt=\"Earth as seen from space\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/blue-marble2-1024x1024.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/blue-marble2-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/blue-marble2-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/blue-marble2-768x769.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/blue-marble2.avif 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:3rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull abut-end has-gray-200-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" id=\"h-join-the-centennial-celebration\">Join the centennial celebration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A century after the first successful liquid-fueled rocket launch, Clark commemorates the milestone with public talks, archival exhibitions, and community partnerships across Worcester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/john-emond-goddard-vision-reality-hope\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Robert H. 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A Hope<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card \"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/robert-goddard-the-dreamer-who-launched-the-space-age\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"an artist's rendering of space\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-sixteenbynine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/goddard\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/Space-background.avif\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">March 19<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 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moonshot is learning to see ourselves as an integral part of the natural ecosystem, rather than separate from&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:7rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family\" id=\"block-b53fba4b-9d18-44b9-b83b-c6f03dde8083\">\u201cIt has become critical for humans to understand that we are a product of this natural world, and we must preserve and keep it clean as you would your own&nbsp;home.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Marshall Fredericksen, M.S. &#8217;26<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:14rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:1rem\">\n<p id=\"block-b53fba4b-9d18-44b9-b83b-c6f03dde8083\">\u201cEven if it starts with small and whimsical attempts like crocheting a new tote bag, decorating our water bottles, and avoiding using generative AI, we have a real desire to live more sustainably while practicing our free expression.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;height:7rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:1rem\">\n<p id=\"block-b53fba4b-9d18-44b9-b83b-c6f03dde8083\">\u201cIt\u2019s a duty to the planet that we will eventually inherit and a duty to stay true to ourselves and have a little fun while doing it.\u201d<br><\/p>\n<cite>Ashley Pascua Valois &#8217;25, MPA &#8217;26<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/clark-showcase>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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