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Wernher von Braun
The claims the writer was given for Wernher von Braun, in the order they were given.
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Wernher von Braun and his compatriots were brought to the United States under Project Paperclip.
“Von Braun and his compatriots were brought to America under Project Paperclip, despite some objections by investigators in the JOIA.”
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Investigators in the Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA) raised objections to bringing Wernher von Braun to the United States under Project Paperclip.
“despite some objections by investigators in the JOIA”
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Wernher von Braun, Arthur Rudolph, Kurt Debus, Humbertus Strughold and other German scientists brought to the United States under Project Paperclip had elaborate Nazi pasts.
“The simple fact that Von Braun, Arthur Rudolph, Kurt Debus, Humbertus Strughold and many other German scientists with elaborate Nazi pasts were brought to the U.S. at all is a testament to Cold War convenience.”
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Wernher von Braun held the rank of Major in the Schutzstaffel (SS).
“Clearly, as a Major in the SS, Von Braun met the minimum criteria of "ardent Nazi."”
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Vannevar Bush and Theodore von Karman used their influence to have doubts about Wernher von Braun's SS Nazi past overlooked.
“Fortunately (for Von Braun) he had "friends in high places," not just in Germany, but in the U.S.—in the personages of Drs. Bush and Von Karman. Their influence was so powerful, that doubts expressed by the field investigators about Von Braun's SS Nazi past were ultimately "conveniently" overlooked.”
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The Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA) wrote its evaluation of Wernher von Braun on 1947-06-25.
“In its evaluation of Von Braun, written on June 25, 1947”
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The Joint Intelligence Objectives Agency (JIOA) evaluation of Wernher von Braun stated it could not be ascertained why he became a member of the SS, could not determine whether his positions in the SS were honorary, required by the Nazi party, or desired by him, and that no records of his arrest had been located.
“"It cannot be ascertained by this office what the reasons were which caused VON BRAUN to become a member of the SS. Neither can it be determined whether his positions in the SS were honorary, required by the Nazi party, or desired by VON BRAUN. No records of his arrest have been located."”
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After Project Paperclip cleared the way, Wernher von Braun and his team were sent to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
“Once they cleared the hurdles imposed by Paperclip, Von Braun and his team were quickly sent out to White Sands Missile Range, in New Mexico.”
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At White Sands Missile Range, Wernher von Braun's team conducted tests on captured A4 rockets (V-2s) and developed more powerful rockets.
“There, they conducted tests on the captured V2s and worked on developing bigger and more powerful rockets.”
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Wernher von Braun was appointed technical director of the United States Army ballistic weapon programme.
“Von Braun immediately showed his expertise and abilities as an organizer, and was eventually rewarded by being appointed technical director of the U.S. Army ballistic weapon program.”
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In 1950, Wernher von Braun and his team were transferred to the Army's Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama.
“In 1950, Von Braun and his team of "former" Nazis were transferred to the Army's Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville, Alabama, where they developed the Redstone, Jupiter and Jupiter-C ballistic missiles.”
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At Redstone Arsenal, Wernher von Braun's team developed the Redstone, Jupiter and Jupiter-C ballistic missiles.
“where they developed the Redstone, Jupiter and Jupiter-C ballistic missiles”
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Wernher von Braun's team of German scientists made no attempt to conceal their Nazi pasts or affinity for the Third Reich once settled in the United States.
“Von Braun and his cohorts were so certain of their "value" that they made no attempt to conceal either their Nazi pasts or, apparently, their love for the Third Reich; having beaten the system through Paperclip, they evidently didn't care who knew of their "ardent Nazi" histories.”
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Members of Wernher von Braun's group displayed swastikas and other Nazi symbols on their clothes and on signs at the camps where they were housed in the United States after their immigration.
“The group freely displayed swastikas and other Nazi symbols on their clothes and on signs in the camps where they were kept for years after their immigration to the U.S.”
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Wernher von Braun wrote several articles in the popular quarterly magazine Collier's promoting space travel to Americans.
“He wrote several articles in the popular quarterly magazine Collier's, and the success of these articles attracted the notice of 33° Scottish Rite Freemason Walt Disney.”
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Walt Disney hired Wernher von Braun to produce and star in three television films about space travel.
“Disney hired Von Braun to produce and star in three popular television films about space travel in the future.”
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The three Disney space television films helped establish Wernher von Braun as America's most notable space expert.
“These programs helped establish Von Braun as America's most notable space expert.”
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In the Man in Space dramatisation, Wernher von Braun's fictional rocket takes five days to reach the Moon, with an opportunity for one pass around the far side before returning to Earth.
“In the dramatization, Von Braun's rocket takes five days to get to the Moon, with a chance for one pass around the "dark side" before returning to Earth.”
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In the Man in Space dramatisation, the fictional astronauts make no comment about the artificial-looking lunar formation revealed by the flare, either at the time or later in the film.
“*Not a word* is spoken about it in the dramatization, nor at any point later in the film. Von Braun simply inserted it without comment.”
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Richard C. Hoagland considers that Wernher von Braun and Walt Disney intended the Man in Space film to portray the Moon as previously inhabited while paying homage to the Masonic number 33.
“Von Braun and Disney obviously *intended* to portray the Moon as "previously inhabited" … and, simultaneously, pay homage to the Masonic "33º."”
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In 1955, Wernher von Braun became a United States citizen.
“In 1955, Von Braun became a U.S. citizen and served as the primary army engineer for space exploration support.”
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Wernher von Braun served as the primary United States Army engineer for space exploration support.
“served as the primary army engineer for space exploration support”
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Wernher von Braun predicted that the Vanguard rocket would fail, but was forbidden from launching a United States Army satellite with his separate group in response.
“Von Braun boldly predicted that Vanguard would fail, but was expressly forbidden from launching a U.S. Army satellite with his separate group in response.”
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After the Vanguard rocket's launch failure, Wernher von Braun's team was recruited to achieve a U.S. win in the space race.
“Von Braun's team was then, suddenly, frantically recruited "to save the day"—and get the U.S. some kind of "win" in the onrushing space race.”
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Wernher von Braun was appointed director of the new Marshall Space Flight Center in July 1960 and given the task of developing rockets for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
“Von Braun was appointed director of the new Marshall Space Flight Center in July 1960 and given the task of developing the rockets for the new Agency.”
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Wernher von Braun placed many of his old Nazi colleagues into key positions in the new National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) once established as head of the Huntsville rocket development site.
“Once established as the head of the Huntsville rocket development site, Von Braun placed many of his old Nazi cohorts into key positions in the new Space Agency.”
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At Wernher von Braun's behest, Kurt Debus was made the first Director of the Kennedy Space Center.
“At Von Braun's behest, Kurt Debus, a former colleague of Von Braun's in World War II, was made the first Director of the Kennedy Space Center.”
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Kurt Debus was a former colleague of Wernher von Braun's in World War II.
“Kurt Debus, a former colleague of Von Braun's in World War II”
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Wernher von Braun was a Nazi party member.
“Debus, like Von Braun, was also a Nazi party member”
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Wernher von Braun conducted his first V-2 rocket tests in America at White Sands Missile Range, where the range's only launch pad was numbered Launch Complex 33.
“In looking at the White Sands Missile Range, where Wernher Von Braun conducted his first V-2 tests in America, it came to light that there had, in fact, been only *one* launch pad at the range, yet it was numbered—"Launch Complex *33*."”
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NASA was staffed at all levels by German rocket scientists from Project Paperclip, including former Nazis and SS members such as Wernher von Braun.
“NASA—remember, an Agency riddled at all levels by "German rocket scientists" from Operation Paperclip, former Nazis and SS members like Von Braun”
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An official photograph exists of the 1939 briefing and rocket demonstration for Adolf Hitler by Wernher von Braun's amateur rocket team, which led directly to von Braun being personally offered a commission in the SS by Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler and to the V-2 programme at Peenemunde.
“Fig. 5-24 -Official photograph of the 1939 briefing and rocket demonstration for Adolf Hitler (front row, center) by Von Braun’s (inset) “amateur” rocket team - which led directly to Von Braun being personally offered a commission in the S.S. by Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, and the V-2 Program at Peenemunde (National Archive)”
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The only known photograph of SS Major Wernher von Braun in his black SS uniform shows him directly behind Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, taken at von Braun's induction ceremony into the SS.
“Fig. 5-25 - The only known photograph of SS Major Wernher Von Braun in his black SS uniform, directly behind Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler. Taken at Von Braun’s induction ceremony into the SS. (Source: National Archives)”
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Wernher von Braun and fellow Project Paperclip scientists spent off-duty time in El Paso, Texas, near White Sands Missile Range, in 1945.
“Fig. 5-26 - Wernher Von Braun and fellow “Project Paperclip” scientists spend off-duty time in El Paso, Texas -- from nearby “White Sands Missile Range,” in 1945.”
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A screen capture from the Von Braun/Disney production Man in Space shows an alien base on the far side of the Moon at 33 degrees.
“Fig. 5-27 - Screen capture from Von Braun\Disney production “Man in Space,” showing an *alien base* on the farside of the Moon “at 33 degrees ….””
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Vannevar Bush played a key role in bringing many German rocket scientists, such as Wernher von Braun, to the United States.
“played a key role in bringing many of the German rocket scientists, like Wernher Von Braun, to the United States”
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With the help of Vannevar Bush, the Pentagon supplied a steady stream of brainpower to NASA through its secret ballistic missile programmes led by Wernher von Braun.
“With the help of Bush, the Pentagon supplied a steady stream of brainpower to NASA through its secret ballistic missile programs led by Wernher Von Braun.”
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Vannevar Bush originally played a key role in bringing Wernher von Braun and other ardent Nazis to the United States illegally, in direct violation of President Truman's executive orders.
“Bush originally played a key role in bringing Von Braun and other "ardent Nazis" to the U.S. illegally, in direct violation of President Truman's executive orders.”
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Jack Parsons and Ed Forman had early contact with German rocket pioneers Hermann Oberth and Wernher von Braun.
“Parsons and Ed Forman, his compatriot in chemistry and rocketry, are also known to have had early contact with German rocket pioneers Herrmann Oberth, and Oberth's "wunderkind" successor and protégé, Wernher Von Braun.”
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Jack Parsons' personal quest was to create powerful solid-fuel rocket boosters, which could be simpler, cheaper and more reliable than the liquid-fuelled rockets developed by Robert Goddard and Wernher von Braun.
“Parson's personal quest was to create powerful solid-fuel boosters, which could someday—by being far simpler, thus cheaper and more reliable—supplant the liquid fueled complexities (and spectacular accidents) of Goddard and Von Braun's painful efforts at practical rocket development.”
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Wernher von Braun and Theodore von Karman named Jack Parsons as one of the three most important pioneers of the rocket age.
“both Wernher Von Braun and Von Karman named him as one of the "three most important pioneers" of the rocket age”
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After World War II, Theodore von Karman was sent to Germany to interview German rocket scientists and tour Nazi facilities at Peenemunde and Mittelwerk, where he met Wernher von Braun and recommended he be brought to the United States, in violation of the directives of Project Paperclip.
“After the war, Von Karman was sent to Germany to interview the German rocket scientists and tour the Nazi facilities at Pennemunde and Mittlework. He did meet Von Braun there, and recommended he be brought to the U.S., which (as previously noted) was in violation of the directives of Project Paperclip.”
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Wernher von Braun and the first group of German rocketry experts were transferred to Alabama in 1950, following a stint at Fort Bliss and White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, where Theodore von Karman continued to debrief them.
“Von Braun and the first batch of German rocketry experts were eventually transferred to Alabama in 1950 (after a curious stint at Ft. Bliss, and the White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico), where Von Karman and others continued to debrief them.”
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Documents obtained via an Enterprise Mission research foray into the United States National Archives in the mid-1990s confirm that Wernher von Braun was a Major in the Schutzstaffel (SS) during World War II.
“Documents serendipitously obtained via an "Enterprise Mission" research foray into the National Archives in the mid-1990's, confirm that Von Braun during World War II was nothing less than a Major in the SS, the fearsome and fanatically loyal arm of the Nazi war machine entrusted to carry out the most inhuman acts of the regime.”
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Linda Hunt found survivors of the Nazi missile factories at Mittelwerk and Peenemunde who said Wernher von Braun witnessed executions and abuse of prisoners at those facilities.
“Linda Hunt found survivors of the Nazi missile factories at Mittlework and Peenemunde who told her that Von Braun not only "witnessed executions and abuse of prisoners at those facilities,"”
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Survivors of the Nazi missile factories at Mittelwerk and Peenemunde told Linda Hunt that Wernher von Braun ordered executions on at least one occasion.
“but on at least one occasion ordered executions”
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Documents show that near the end of World War II, Wernher von Braun was commissioned to devise a plan to use a V-2 rocket to bomb New York City with a radioactive device.
“Recently, new documents also show that Von Braun was commissioned to come up with a plan near the end of World War II to use one of his V-2 rockets to bomb New York City with a radioactive device”
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Wernher von Braun was born on 1912-03-23 in Wirsitz, Germany, the second of three children born to Baron Magnus von Braun and Baroness Emmy von Braun.
“Born on March 23, 1912, in Wirsitz, Germany, Von Braun was the second of three children born to aristocrats Baron Magnus and Baroness Emmy Von Braun.”
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Wernher von Braun received a telescope and a copy of Hermann Oberth's book A Rocket Into Interplanetary Space, which influenced him to experiment with rocket motors.
“He received a telescope along with a copy of rocket pioneer Herman Oberth's A Rocket Into Interplanetary Space, which influenced him to experiment with rocket motors.”
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At the age of sixteen, Wernher von Braun organised an astronomical observatory construction team.
“At the age of sixteen, he organized an astronomical observatory construction team”
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Wernher von Braun studied mechanical engineering at the Berlin Institute of Technology, where he became a member of the German Society for Space Travel.
“then went on to study mechanical engineering at the Berlin Institute of Technology, where he became a member of the German Society for Space Travel.”
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In 1932, Wernher von Braun enrolled at Berlin University, where he assembled a team of over a hundred scientists, including his younger brother Magnus von Braun, to perform early rocket development experiments.
“In 1932, he enrolled at Berlin University, where he assembled a team of over a hundred scientists. Von Braun's team, which included his younger brother, Magnus, performed early experiments in rocket development.”
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After World War I, Germany was prohibited from developing large artillery by the Treaty of Versailles, so it offered Wernher von Braun a grant to develop liquid-fuelled rocket engines, which were not prohibited under the treaty.
“After World War I, Germany wanted to improve its artillery capabilities but they were specifically prohibited from working on "big guns" by the Treaty of Versailles. Recognizing Von Braun's early research and development skills in "alternative munitions," they offered the young scientist a grant to conduct various experiments on liquid-fueled rocket engines—which technically, were not prohibited by Germany's post-War Treaty restrictions.”
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Wernher von Braun operated a secret laboratory on the Baltic Coast near Peenemunde, where his classified research doubled as his doctoral thesis.
“Von Braun, who was still a student, operated at a secret laboratory on the Baltic Coast (near Peenemunde, a favorite summer vacation destination of his family), where his classified research doubled as his doctoral thesis.”
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When Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933, Wernher von Braun remained in Germany even though he could have left for France, England, or America.
“When Hitler came to power in 1933, Von Braun remained in Germany, even though he could have left and gone to France, England or America.”
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Colonel Walter Dornberger was personally assigned by Adolf Hitler to oversee Wernher von Braun's research for military applications.
“Colonel Walter Dornberger was personally assigned by Hitler to oversee the research for "military applications."”
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In 1939, Adolf Hitler personally visited Wernher von Braun's laboratories and was shown a demonstration of the rockets developed by von Braun's team.
“In 1939, Adolf Hitler himself visited the young scientist's labs where he was treated to an impressive demonstration of the capabilities of the rockets Von Braun's team had been developing”
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A few weeks after Adolf Hitler's 1939 visit, Wernher von Braun received a letter personally from Heinrich Himmler offering him a commission in the Schutzstaffel (SS).
“a few weeks after the meeting Von Braun received a letter offering a commission in the SS from Himmler personally”
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Richard C. Hoagland considers the canonical history that Wernher von Braun was pressured by the Third Reich to join Nazi organisations and agonised over the decision to be increasingly unlikely.
“The canonical history is that he was "pressured" by the Third Reich to become involved in many Nazi organizations and that he agonized over the decision, but this actually seems increasingly unlikely.”
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Wernher von Braun was a close personal friend of German Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, who offered him the SS rank of Major.
“it is now clear that Von Braun was a close personal friend of German Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, who offered him the SS degree and rank of Major.”
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At Wernher von Braun's induction into the Schutzstaffel (SS), the only occasion on which he is known to have worn his SS uniform, Heinrich Himmler was in attendance and the two were photographed together.
“A testament to this is the fact that at his induction into the SS, the only time he is known to have worn his SS uniform, Himmler himself was in attendance, and the two were photographed together”
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Wernher von Braun perfected the A4 rocket, the world's first true ballistic missile, in the early 1940s.
“Von Braun perfected the A4, the world's first true ballistic missile, in the early 1940s.”
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As the Allies neared capture of the V-2 rocket complex, Wernher von Braun engineered the surrender of 500 of his personnel.
“As the Allies neared the capture of the V2 rocket complex, Von Braun engineered the surrender of 500 of his”
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Richard C. Hoagland believes Farouk El-Baz, Kenneth S. Kleinknecht and Wernher von Braun would have breathed a sigh of relief when the Apollo 11 images of Neil Armstrong came back ghostly, dark and low in contrast.
“Fahrouk El Baz, Ken Kleinknecht and Wernher Von Braun must have breathed a huge sigh of relief when the images of Armstrong came back ghostly, dark, and full of contrast.”
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Richard C. Hoagland speculates that Wernher von Braun may have discovered a private, parallel space program by stumbling upon it at the dawn of the space age.
“it may well be that one of the major players in the saga of *Dark Mission*, Dr. Wernher von Braun himself, only discovered this private space program by stumbling upon it at the dawn of space age.”
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Richard C. Hoagland speculates that Wernher von Braun may not have known he was not at the top of the technological food chain until discovering that hyperdimensional physics theory was real and that he and his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) co-workers had been excluded from exploiting its benefits.
“It could well be that von Braun never even knew he wasn’t at the top of the technological food chain until this seminal moment in time, when he *must* have discovered the theory that we now call Hyperdimensional physics was very real, and that he and his NASA co-workers had been carefully excluded from exploiting its potential benefits.”
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Hermann Oberth is the godfather of German rocketry and was Wernher von Braun's mentor.
“Hermann Oberth is the godfather of, you know, German rocketry and Wernher von Braun's mentor.”
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