The New York Times published a correction to their 1920 editorial that ridiculed Robert Goddard's ideas about rockets functioning in a vacuum. This correction, published the day after the launch of Apollo 11, acknowledged that rockets can function in a vacuum, thus vindicating Goddard's earlier work.

Robert Goddard launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts. The rocket, fueled with gasoline and liquid oxygen, rose 41 feet and traveled 184 feet in 2.5 seconds. This event marked a significant milestone in the development of rocketry and space exploration, demonstrating the feasibility of liquid-fueled rockets. Crew chief Henry Sachs, Esther Goddard, and Percy Roope, assistant professor in the physics department at Clark accompanied Goddard at the launch.