How We Got to the Moon: The Story of the German Space PioneersPrologue by Konrad Dannenberg -- Hermann Oberth : the father of space travel -- The battle of the formulae -- From theory to experimentation -- Peenemunde : a scientific mobilization -- How the A-4 rocket became the V-2 -- Coming to America : Operation Paperclip -- The space age begins! -- Willy Ley rallies the nation for space -- Wernher von Braun : the Columbus of space -- Krafft Ehricke's extraterrestrial imperative. |
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Hermann Oberth The Father of Space Travel | 1 |
The Battle of the Formulae | 29 |
From Theory to Experimentation | 55 |
Copyright | |
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