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[–] robot7247 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Perhaps exploited and implemented Goddard's & Tsiolkovsky's concepts is a better description?

In that regard there is no question that Braun and his team did that, AKA the V2.

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[–] HuginnOgMuninn [S] ago 

It's hard to say exactly what a distinguishes a rocket from a non rocket. Lines drawn in the sand might seem completely arbitrary. But the ideas surrounding the field of rocketry were uniformly delineating space travel, escaping earths gravity, traveling among the celestial bodies, the ultimate expression of exploration. When deconstructing a concept, it's purpose and it's definitions matter. What is a rocket capable of, what is it used for?

We know the first rocket capable of escaping earths gravity was the V2, so, I'd say, V2 was the first rocket. I would say what Goddard built was projectiles. What we now recognize as a key component of precise control and power is the Turbopump, and I wouldn't call a rocket without a turbopump a rocket, but more importantly, a rocket without a turbopump can't fulfil it's purpose, or defining characteristics.

Additionally, describing the function of an object is not the same as creating the fully formed object.

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[–] WyattMale 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago  (edited ago)

The technology of the A4/V2 was literally decades ahead of anything Goddard ever built...

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[–] robot7247 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The technology of the A4/V2 was literally decades ahead of anything Goddard ever built...

Lol, it was literally decades after anything Goddard built.