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The fourth marker in the walk leading up to the Mercury monument. It reads:


Robert H. Goddard's first liquid fueled rocket

The first flight of a liquid oxygen-gasoline rocket occurred March 16, 1926 in Auburn Mass. Traveling a distance of 184 feet in 2.5 seconds with an average speed of 60 miles per hour.


 
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Time picture taken Mon Jun 6 18:51:17 2005
Location picture taken Space Walk of Fame
Space View Park
Titusville, Florida
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