I live next to White Sands and White Sands Missile Range. At their museum, they have a restored V-2, which was towed as a display at veteran’s parades and such, then at the other end of the basin we have the New Mexico Space Museum, which has a destroyed V-2 and the top stage of an Apollo rocket prepped to test the emergency escape system developed after the Apollo 1 fire. Sort of the apexes of both ends of his careers with the Nazis and the Americans.
Werner’s brother Max was also an engineer who worked, after the War in England, for Chrysler. He married an American and eventually moved to Sedona, Az. where he owned and ran a liquor store along with his lovely wife, Nan.Both were very active in the community at the time – fantastic people. and good friends.
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
Great time to get all high and mighty.
Sherlock Watson almost 9 years ago
Today’s background music: “Werner von Braun” by Tom Lehrer.
peter almost 9 years ago
“Once ze rockets are up, who carez where zey come down? / That’s my my department!” says Werner von Braun
pschearer Premium Member almost 9 years ago
But he got us to the moon.
Cloudster almost 9 years ago
I live next to White Sands and White Sands Missile Range. At their museum, they have a restored V-2, which was towed as a display at veteran’s parades and such, then at the other end of the basin we have the New Mexico Space Museum, which has a destroyed V-2 and the top stage of an Apollo rocket prepped to test the emergency escape system developed after the Apollo 1 fire. Sort of the apexes of both ends of his careers with the Nazis and the Americans.
richdell almost 9 years ago
I thought the manufacturer would be Acme.
PoodleGroomer almost 9 years ago
A lot of the development and testing was done at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. There wasn’t much there there then either.
Linguist almost 9 years ago
Werner’s brother Max was also an engineer who worked, after the War in England, for Chrysler. He married an American and eventually moved to Sedona, Az. where he owned and ran a liquor store along with his lovely wife, Nan.Both were very active in the community at the time – fantastic people. and good friends.