What is another word for Wernher von Braun?

Pronunciation: [wˈɜːnhə vˈɒn bɹˈɔːn] (IPA)

Wernher von Braun was a key figure in the space race during the 1950s and 1960s. He is mostly known for his work on the development of the V-2 rocket during World War II and later, for his work on the Saturn V rocket that took NASA astronauts to the moon. Other words and phrases that are often associated with von Braun include rocket science, aerospace engineering, rocket propulsion, NASA, space exploration, and rockets. Additionally, he is sometimes called the "father of modern rocket science" or "the man who took us to the moon." Regardless of the particular phrase used, von Braun's impact on space exploration and rocket technology is undeniable.

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Famous quotes with Wernher von braun

  • It's a Rocket-raising: a festival new to this country. Soon it will come to the folk-attention how close Wernher von Braun's birthday is to the Spring Equinox, and the same German impulse that once rolled flower-boats through the towns and staged mock battles between young Spring and deathwhite old Winter will be erecting strange floral towers out in the clearings and meadows, and the young scientist-surrogate will be going round and round with Gravity or some such buffoon, and the children will be tickled, and laugh....
    Thomas Pynchon
  • What is it that put America in the forefront of the nuclear nations? And what is it that will make it possible to spend twenty billion dollars of your money to put some clown on the moon? Well, it was good old American know how, that's what, as provided by good old Americans like Dr. Wernher von Braun!
    Tom Lehrer
  • "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun.
    Tom Lehrer

Related words: von Braun rocket, von Braun missile, von Braun spaceflight, von Braun space rocket, von Braun launch, von Braun moon shot

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