"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.
President Obama Presents a Night of Astronomy
on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 8:23pm
Interesting. The young girl with the blue top on Mrs. Obama's right is Caroline Moore. If you went to the NJAG's September 2009 meeting, Caroline spoke about discovering a supernova. She is the youngest person to ever discover a supernova. She also wrote the essay for Sky and Telescope's October issue. She is also a member of the Rockland Astronomy Club. Let's wish her well.