The Rocket TeamFrom the V-2 to the Saturn moon rocket, this is the inside story of the von Braun team, a group whose experiments in pyrotechnics eventually changed the course of world history. |
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Countdown at Raketenflugplatz Berlin | 12 |
The Flowering of Peenemünde | 30 |
Producing the Missiles | 60 |
Copyright | |
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