Wernher von Braun

The Moon and Beyond, America’s pursuit of new frontiers The moon and stars have pondered men for thousands of years, but all it took were three American astronauts to captivate every person not just in America, but also throughout the world in July of 1969. But how did America get that far and what did Americans think of NASA and the government in its attempt to send a man beyond our home on planet Earth. Man had never ventured out into our solar system up until the Apollo program took flight in…

Returning to school after having been in the newspaper, the Rocket Boys discover that they are treated a bit differently. The football players are no longer the heroes, and while they have not achieved the level of hero yet, they are better off. The school curriculum has changed due to Sputnik with hours of homework every night. In addition to this, Sonny is trying to learn calculus and other math in order to be able to launch his rockets better. Miss Riley is his chemistry teacher who one day…

her work appears to be about Himmler’s life and WWII; however, by use of strategic formatting and unique examples Griffin is able to make the reader feel more empathetic in cases where one may not have. Griffin recalls a passage with Wernher von Braun. Von Braun oversaw the tunnel construction at a German…

continue and disregard Homer’s resistance (85). She understands that he could earn a future through his discoveries and mistakes. To express her support towards his dreams even more, Elsie writes his idol, Dr. Wernher von Braun, a letter about Sonny and what he is doing. Dr. Wernher von Braun receives the letter and responds with an autographed photo of which she gives her son…

Wernher von Braun was Homer’s idol through the film; Braun was a German rocket scientist working in the U.S. Braun did not physically appear in the entire film, until the very end when he shakes Homer’s hand. However, Homer often writes letters and “speaks” to Braun. Wernher von Braun was one of the many scientist that came to the United States during the time period. This shows the United States well being and overall state during the Cold War. It is somewhat ironic how Braun, a German…

advancement of our science seems wise and logical” (Wallace). This was an important idea because one of those scientist that came over was Von Braun who led the US’s space program. It was also important that someone in the government said it was a good idea because then other people will back him because he is higher up and has more say. Rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun led the United States in winning the space race. He had been in charge of making the V2 rockets that were to be used by…

Union’s arsenal, the insurmountable Soviet lead in space and now the Bay of Pigs disaster, President Kennedy now needed something for the United States to win at. After consulting with the Vice President, Defense Department, and NASA (to include Wernher von Braun), it was determined the best chances for beating the Soviet Union in space accomplishments was to attempt a Moon landing as fast as feasibleEvaluation of Space. This consultation, combined with the political climate that immediately…

The space race consisted of Russia and the United States of America, seeing who was more technologically advanced in weaponry and in the race to space. Although the Russians got a good start the U.S made the first man land on the moon which Russia still hate about us and is one of the most talked about things still in Russia. The cold war was where we would see who the top dog was and see who really was more advanced. The space race was nothing more than a thing for bragging rights, and to claim…

of ancient astronauts, for instance. Oh, but you haven’t seen an ancient astronaut’s face to value, right? Now does the lack of that tidbit of information spoil the whole theory? Well, it doesn’t according to the German rocket scientist, Wernher von Braun, who said: “Our sun is one of a 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies populating the universe. It would be the height of presumption to think that we are the only living thing in that enormous immensity”…

apart from each other put the Soviet Union in the lead of the space race. The U.S Army took over after the failure of Vanguard-1, and launch Explorer I on January 31, 1958. The rocket carried instruments called, “cosmic ray package” (NOAA). Wernher von Braun, a German scientist, directed the design of Explorer. Also, “President Dwight Eisenhower signed a public order creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (History). Explorer I was the first successful US rocket that…