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Unraveling The Nazi Origins Of The American Space Program

  

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Via:  bob-nelson  •  5 years ago  •  6 comments

Unraveling The Nazi Origins Of The American Space Program
The following excerpt is adapted and condensed from Jonathan Fetter-Vorm’s “Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight.” The graphic novel commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the man landing, conjuring “the long history of the visionaries, star-gazers, builders, and adventurers who sent Apollo 11 on its legendary voyage.”

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Bob Nelson
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1  seeder  Bob Nelson    5 years ago

As we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Man's first landing on another world, let's not forget how we got there.

 
 
 
Nerm_L
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2  Nerm_L    5 years ago

What an exhibition of charming naivete.  Science does not concern itself with moral issues.  Scientists must remain detached from moral judgments to achieve objectivity; there isn't any place for biases (including moral biases) in science.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
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2.1  seeder  Bob Nelson  replied to  Nerm_L @2    5 years ago

So the scientist should ignore slavery and murder, as long as it advances science?

 
 
 
Ronin2
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3  Ronin2    5 years ago

So it would have been much better to let the Russians have them.  I am sure our history would have turned out much differently then; and probably not for the better.

 
 
 
Bob Nelson
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3.1  seeder  Bob Nelson  replied to  Ronin2 @3    5 years ago
So it would have been much better to let the Russians have them.

Why do you think that?

 
 
 
XXJefferson51
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3.2  XXJefferson51  replied to  Ronin2 @3    5 years ago

The Russians did get a number of German scientists after the war as well including those in the rocketry and atomic weapons research.  

 
 

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