Goddard

American

[god-erd] / ˈgɒd ərd /

noun

Robert Hutchings 1882–1945, U.S. physicist: pioneer in rocketry.

Goddard British

/ ˈɡɒdɑːd /

noun

Robert Hutchings. 1882–1945, US physicist. He made the first workable liquid-fuelled rocket

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Goddard Scientific

/ gŏd′ərd /

American physicist who developed numerous rockets and rocket devices, including the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1926), the first instrument-carrying rocket that could make observations in flight (1929), and the first rockets to exceed the speed of sound.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, oversees the telescope and mission operations, with additional support from Lockheed Martin Space in Denver.

From Science Daily

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland oversees telescope and mission operations, with additional operational support from Lockheed Martin Space in Denver.

From Science Daily

Goddard, who has waived her right to anonymity, said it was "really insulting" to see "another level of dismissal" after she made a legal claim against West Yorkshire Police and Bradford Council.

From BBC

Judge Allison Goddard, a magistrate judge in Southern California, uses AI tools to edit opinions, prepare lists of questions to ask lawyers at hearings and summarize portions of briefs in her written rulings.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It's going to be cold. It's going to be wet. It's going to be bumpy," race committee chairman Lee Goddard said.

From Barron's

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