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March 16, 2026

2.5 Seconds to Infinity | Robert Goddard

In a quiet, snow-dusted cabbage patch, a volatile collision of liquid oxygen and gasoline shatters the winter stillness. It takes just two and a half seconds of violent, controlled fire to defy gravity and point humanity toward the stars. Discover the fleeting, monumental leap that forever changes the boundaries of what is possible.

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