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From the Earth to the Moon
Date: 1 Jan 1920

Robert Goddard's "A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes" suggests a rocket could be sent to the moon with a load of flash powder to explode on impact and mark its arrival. This image was taken at Clark University in 1924.

Credit: Smithsonian Institution
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