Science and Exploration

Looking Over Wernher von Braun’s Shoulder

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a full collection of Dr. Wernher von Braun’s “Weekly Notes,” written during the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Von Braun was the first director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), and is considered a key figure in the development of the Saturn V rocket and NASA’s Apollo program. These notes were used to track programmatic and institutional issues at MSFC, and are considered by many historians to be a valuable source of historical data.” [More]

“The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a full collection of Dr. Wernher von Braun’s “Weekly Notes,” written during the 1960s and 1970s. Dr. Von Braun was the first director of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), and is considered a key figure in the development of the Saturn V rocket and NASA’s Apollo program. These notes were used to track programmatic and institutional issues at MSFC, and are considered by many historians to be a valuable source of historical data.” [More]

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