Oh how far we've come since this day, April 19, in 1932. Pictured here is Dr. Robert H. Goddard's rocket after flight in New Mexico. The rocket had new guiding vanes controlled by a gyroscope which helped stabilization. In 1930, with a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation, Goddard and his crew moved from Massachusetts to Roswell, New Mexico, to conduct research and perform test flights away from the public eye. This rocket was one of many that he launched in Roswell from 1930-1932 and from 1934-1941. Dr. Goddard has been recognized as the father of American rocketry and as one of the pioneers in the theoretical exploration of space. Credit: NASA #History #OnThisDay #Goddard #NASA #NASAGoddard #blackandwhite #rocketscience #rocketry