Auburn, Massachusetts - Goddard Park - Polaris Missile

Address:
Auburn, MA [Show Map]
Directions:
Route 12, Auburn.
Admission:
Free.
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Auburn, Massachusetts - Goddard Park - Polaris Missile

On March 16, 1926, Robert Goddard successfully launched the first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Mass. The first one of its kind, it reached an altitude of 41 feet, lasted 2 seconds and averaged about 60 miles per hour.

The park honoring this event was built by the local Rotary Club and is maintained by the town. There is only a very small model of the Goddard rocket at the site, but there is an extremely cool Polaris missile. [Seana Flagg, 04/29/2007]

[RA: The model is a true sized duplicate. The first successful rocket flight was made 1/2 east of the park by Goddard on Pakachoag Hill.]

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