
A Century Later, Goddard’s Liquid-Fueled Rocket Powers NASA’s Moon Return
On the 100th anniversary of Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA’s Artemis program uses modern liquid-propellant technology (via the Space Launch System and Orion) to return humans to the Moon, with Artemis 2 a crewed, 10-day lunar rehearsal launching soon and plans for a lunar landing later in the decade.