Who invented the liquid-fueled rocket engine, launching the world's first successful prototype in 1926? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Who invented the liquid-fueled rocket engine, launching the world's first successful prototype in 1926?
A. Hermann Oberth
B. Wernher von Braun
C. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
D. Robert Goddard
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket (using gasoline and liquid oxygen) in Auburn, Massachusetts.

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