"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

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Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed US-wide missile defense system

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 10:00am
In May 2025, President Donald Trump announced a plan to build a missile defense system, called the Golden Dome. How exactly does it work?
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Mon, 06/09/2025 - 9:00am
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SpaceX delays launch of private Ax-4 astronaut mission to ISS due to rocket leak

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 6:00am
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'What a waste:' US scientists decry Trump's 47% cuts to NASA science budget

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 5:00am
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