American History, Media Watch, Science, Technology | 7 years ago
50 Years Ago Today, Space Pioneer and Visionary Robert H. Goddard Gets a NY Times Apology
50 years ago today, as Apollo 11 rocketed toward the moon, The New York Times admitted they’d had blown it. Nearly 50 years earlier, the Times ridiculed the notion of rockets travelling to the moon. More specifically, they mocked physicist and rocket pioneer…


