{"id":233343,"date":"2026-03-15T10:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/beyond-rockets-goddard-centennial"},"modified":"2026-03-15T10:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:03:45","slug":"beyond-rockets-goddard-centennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/beyond-rockets-goddard-centennial","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Rockets \u2014 Goddard Centennial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJp6DHhfkKw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From Goddard\u2019s first rocket to space elevators and mass drivers, we explore 100 years of rocketry\u2014and the launch technologies that could carry humanity beyond rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur<\/a>.<br \/> Watch my exclusive video Lazarus Protocols: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/videos\/isaacarthur-\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/videos\/isaacarthur\u2013<\/a>\u2026 out Day Pass: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/daypass?ref=isaacar\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/daypass?ref=isaacar<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\ude80 Join this channel to get access to perks: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaacarthursfia\">@isaacarthursfia<\/a> \ud83d\uded2 SFIA Merchandise: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall\">https:\/\/isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall<\/a>\u2026 \ud83c\udf10 Visit our Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net\">http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net<\/a> \ud83c\udfac Join Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur<\/a> \u2764\ufe0f Support us on Patreon: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaacarthur \u2b50 Support us on Subscribestar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a<\/a>\u2026 \ud83d\udc65 Facebook Group: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ 1,583,992,725,237,264 \ud83d\udce3 Reddit Community: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaacarthur \ud83d\udc26 Follow on Twitter \/ X: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ isaac_a_arthur \ud83d\udcac SFIA Discord Server: <img alt=\"\" class=\"\"> \/ discord Credits: Beyond Rockets \u2014 100 Years of Rocketry and What Comes Next Written, Produced &amp; Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editor: Charles Slatkin Select imagery\/video supplied by Getty Images Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:48 The Pioneering Century 5:49 The Physics of Rockets 8:20 The Coming Revolution in Launch Systems 11:50 Beyond Rockets \u2014 The Alternative Gateways to Space 12:26 Space Elevators 13:49 Skyhooks and Rotovators 15:04 Orbital Rings 17:58 Mass Drivers and Coilguns 19:05 Nebula 20:18 Launch Loops and Dynamic Tethers 21:13 High-Altitude and Hybrid Launch Systems 22:39 Toward a Post-Rocket Civilization 23:15 The Road Ahead \u2014 Humanity\u2019s Next Launch Century.<br \/> Check out Day Pass: <a href=\"https:\/\/nebula.tv\/daypass?ref=isaacar\">https:\/\/nebula.tv\/daypass?ref=isaacar<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude80 Join this channel to get access to perks: \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/isaacarthursfia\">@isaacarthursfia<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\uded2 SFIA Merchandise: <a href=\"https:\/\/isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall\">https:\/\/isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall<\/a>\u2026<br \/> \ud83c\udf10 Visit our Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net\">http:\/\/www.isaacarthur.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfac Join Nebula: <a href=\"https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur\">https:\/\/go.nebula.tv\/isaacarthur<\/a>.<br \/> \u2764\ufe0f Support us on Patreon: \/ isaacarthur.<br \/> \u2b50 Support us on Subscribestar: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a\">https:\/\/www.subscribestar.com\/isaac-a<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc65 Facebook Group: \/ 1583992725237264<br \/> \ud83d\udce3 Reddit Community: \/ isaacarthur.<br \/> \ud83d\udc26 Follow on Twitter \/ X: \/ isaac_a_arthur.<br \/> \ud83d\udcac SFIA Discord Server: \/ discord.<\/p>\n<p>Credits: Beyond Rockets \u2014 100 Years of Rocketry and What Comes Next.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/beyond-rockets-goddard-centennial\">Continue reading \u201cBeyond Rockets \u2014 Goddard Centennial\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Goddard\u2019s first rocket to space elevators and mass drivers, we explore 100 years of rocketry\u2014and the launch technologies that could carry humanity beyond rockets. 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