On a snowy day in 1926, a physicist named Robert Goddard set out to his Aunt Effie's ranch. What happened next was not your typical day on the farm – Goddard launched the first liquid-propellant rocket.

In this episode of Here's an Idea™, we explore how Dr. Goddard's efforts, almost 100 years ago, have inspired generations of rocketeers and spaceflight launches.

We speak with engineering student Josh Allen; Orbital ATK’s Mark Ogren; NASA’s Rob Garner; and Estes model-rocket director Michael Fritz.

Access full-length interviews below.

• A Q&A with Orbital ATK: Exploring the Roots of Rocketry
• Rob Garner: How Robert Goddard Launched Present-Day Spaceflight
• Michael Fritz: How Model Rockets Launch Tomorrow’s Engineers

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