
A Century in Orbit: From Goddard’s 1926 Rocket to Private Spaceflight
100 years after Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926, this piece traces a century of spaceflight—from early rockets and Sputnik to Apollo and the Space Shuttle—and the rise of private companies like SpaceX; it notes Artemis delays and China’s Moon plans as leadership shifts from government programs to a growing private sector, bringing both breakthroughs and ongoing challenges for the future of space exploration.



