Founders

What I learned from reading Rocket Man: Robert Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age by David A. Clary.  --- [18:16] For even though I reasoned with myself that the thing was impossible, there was something inside me which simply would not stop working.   [20:08] Anything is possible with the man who makes the best use of every minute of his time.  [20:18] There are limitless opportunities open to the man who appreciates the fact that his own mind is the sole key that unlocks them.   [32:55] It’s appalling how short life is and how much there is to do. We have to be sports, take chances, and do what we can. [35:57] There were limits to Goddard’s ability as a salesman, beginning with his failure to determine the interests of his potential customers.  [44:18] Goddard must be given his due. The first flight of a liquid-propelled rocket may not have looked like much but nothing like it had ever happened on Earth before.  [50:28] He explained his work was aimed at high-altitude research, not outer space. The Wrig