Patent for Robert Goddard's Impoved Rocket Design Image: Short Caption: One of Robert Goddard’s U.S. patents for improved rocket devices, issued in 1914. Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Photo Number: SI 73-4311Full Size Image: Date: 1914Media Type: ImageRelated Images: Robert Hutchings GoddardGoddard’s “Hoopskirt” RocketGoddard’s “Hoopskirt” Rocket Engine Head DetailGoddard’s “Hoopskirt” Rocket Liquid Oxygen Tank and Alcohol StoveThe Launching of the "Hoopskirt" RocketTopic: Pioneering Moments Read more about Patent for Robert Goddard's Impoved Rocket Design