posted 02-14-2026 10:22 AM               

Robert Goddard's historic rocket recreated as flying model kit 100 years later

You can now celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket launch by flying a replica — powered by a solid-fuel motor.

That minor bit of irony aside, Estes Rockets has released a 1/5th scale Robert Goddard Rocket flying model. The $30 kit, once assembled, is a nearly 2-foot-tall (60.7-cm) molded-plastic recreation of the rocket "that changed the future of flight." What's more, with a high-thrust, single-stage mini engine installed, the Estes Rockets version can fly more than six times as high as the original soared.