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- Birth nameRobert Hutchings Goddard
- Robert H. Goddard was born on October 5, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Esther Christine Kisk. He died on August 10, 1945 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseEsther Christine Kisk(June 21, 1924 - August 10, 1945) (his death)
- Considered the father of modern rocketry.
- Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.in 1979.
- Pictured on an 8¢ US airmail postage stamp in issued in his honor 5 October 1964.
- Distant cousin of actor Mark Goddard.
- Inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1976 (inaugural class).
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