Thomas John Mueller is an American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer. He was employee No.1 of SpaceX and is the founder and now CEO of Impulse Space. [1] Mueller is best known for his engineering work on the Merlin, Draco, Super Draco and TR-106 rocket engines.

Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) [1] was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which was successfully launched on March 16, 1926. [2]

Jun 18, 2024 · Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882–1945) is considered the father of modern rocket propulsion. A physicist of great insight, Goddard also had a unique genius for invention. It is in memory of this brilliant scientist that NASA established the Goddard Space Flight Center.

Alwyn Crow (1894–1965) – rocket designer; Irv Culver (1911–1999) – P-38 designer; Glenn Curtiss (1878–1930) – founder of the US aircraft industry; Kazimierz Czarnecki (1916–2005) – NACA and NASA engineer

Apr 19, 2023 · The father of modern rocket propulsion was Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard, an American physicist with a unique genius for invention.

Jan 9, 2024 · Maxime Faget was an American aerospace engineer and designer who made substantial contributions to the design of spacecraft. He was a key figure in the development of the Mercury and Gemini spacecraft during NASA’s early human spaceflight programs.

Feb 25, 2013 · Robert H. Goddard, the American father of modern rocketry, built and tested the world's first liquid-fuel rocket in 1926. His achievement is considered as significant as the Wright Brothers'...

May 9, 2017 · Dr. Robert Goddard was an American physicist, engineer, inventor, and professor remembered for being the creator of the first liquid-fueled rocket. Known as the "Father of the Space Age," Goddard made is first successful liquid-fueled rocket in March 1926.

Jun 9, 2014 · Since the first flight of a liquid propellant rocket in 1926 by American rocket pioneer Robert Goddard, rocket engine development had been based as much on trial and error as on the application of engineering principles.

Nov 10, 2006 · In the previous post I focused on Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov, the Chief Designer and brilliant engineer of the Soviet rocket program. In this post I want to talk about Wernher von Braun and his contribution to the American rocket and space program.