Dr von Braun stands beside the five F-1 engines of the Saturn V dynamic test vehicle, now on display at the Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.
Dr von Braun stands beside the five F-1 engines of the Saturn V dynamic test vehicle, now on display at the Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.
Guy was a nazi and the USA gave him a free pass because of technology.
gadget850 on
Arthur Rudolph was the real engineer behind the Saturn, and we kicked him out.
lordtema on
“Some have harsh word for this man of renown, while other think our attitude should be one of gratitude, like the widows and cripples of old London town, who owe their large pensions to Wernher Von Braun” – Tom Lehrer.
DredPirateRobts on
What he must have felt comparing the largest rocket in the world to his little one engined V-2 back in the 1940’s. Big change in 20 years (and a few billion dollars).
Rot-Orkan on
I’ve seen these at Kenney Space Center and it’s absolutely kind boggling how large they are.
Rough_Shelter4136 on
meh, a Nazi next to a rocket
LooneyGoon1994 on
Nazi helps us build rockets. Operation Paperclip.
AbeFromanEast on
*”I always aim for the stars, but sometimes I hit London.”*
-Werner von Braun
(probably apocryphal)
Ver_Void on
He’s aiming it at London out of habit
mibs9 on
He ran a slave labor factory…people died/suffered incredibly by his bloody hands
No excuses.
Back to the topic I grew up with Apollo I can rem watching a later landing (Im 7-8)
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Each engine stood about 19 feet high with a 12.5-foot nozzle exit.
They burned through roughly 15 tons of liquid oxygen and kerosene every second and produced about 7.5 million pounds of thrust.
This is an optical illusion like Gandolf
Don’t forget he was a Nazi and believed in eugenics…
https://youtu.be/QEJ9HrZq7Ro?si=Q2TkjNRtPryJPqEA
Classic song by Tom Lehrer 😆
Guy was a nazi and the USA gave him a free pass because of technology.
Arthur Rudolph was the real engineer behind the Saturn, and we kicked him out.
“Some have harsh word for this man of renown, while other think our attitude should be one of gratitude, like the widows and cripples of old London town, who owe their large pensions to Wernher Von Braun” – Tom Lehrer.
What he must have felt comparing the largest rocket in the world to his little one engined V-2 back in the 1940’s. Big change in 20 years (and a few billion dollars).
I’ve seen these at Kenney Space Center and it’s absolutely kind boggling how large they are.
meh, a Nazi next to a rocket
Nazi helps us build rockets. Operation Paperclip.
*”I always aim for the stars, but sometimes I hit London.”*
-Werner von Braun
(probably apocryphal)
He’s aiming it at London out of habit
He ran a slave labor factory…people died/suffered incredibly by his bloody hands
No excuses.
Back to the topic I grew up with Apollo I can rem watching a later landing (Im 7-8)
Saturn V will always be my favorite rocket