Elon Musk Just Called This Forgotten Rocket Pioneer 'Ahead Of His Time' After the New York Times Mocked Him in 1920 And Had to Apologize 49 Years Later
Elon Musk praises Robert Goddard, a pioneer of modern spaceflight, as ahead of his time. SpaceX's reusable rockets continue Goddard's vision.
Elon Musk praised an old rocket scientist named Robert Goddard for having smart ideas that people didn't believe in at first. This shows that SpaceX is trying to build on ideas from space history, which tells us the company thinks long-term about rocket innovation.
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