<P> Although his work in the field was revolutionary , Goddard received very little public support for his research and development work . The press sometimes ridiculed his theories of spaceflight . As a result , he became protective of his privacy and his work . Years after his death , at the dawn of the Space Age , he came to be recognized as one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry , along with Robert Esnault - Pelterie , Konstantin Tsiolkovsky , and Hermann Oberth . He not only recognized the potential of rockets for atmospheric research , ballistic missiles and space travel but was the first to scientifically study , design and construct the rockets needed to implement those ideas . </P>
<P> Although his work in the field was revolutionary , Goddard received very little public support for his research and development work . The press sometimes ridiculed his theories of spaceflight . As a result , he became protective of his privacy and his work . Years after his death , at the dawn of the Space Age , he came to be recognized as one of the founding fathers of modern rocketry , along with Robert Esnault - Pelterie , Konstantin Tsiolkovsky , and Hermann Oberth . He not only recognized the potential of rockets for atmospheric research , ballistic missiles and space travel but was the first to scientifically study , design and construct the rockets needed to implement those ideas . </P>
who is considered the father of modern rocketry
who is considered the father of modern rocketry
Goddard
Goddard