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Wernher von BraunWernher von Braun
By Sarah IsmondBy Sarah Ismond
And And
Michelle AragonMichelle Aragon
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The Early YearsThe Early Years
Becomes Becomes interested in the interested in the universe on the universe on the day of his day of his confirmation in the confirmation in the Lutheran churchLutheran church
His first experience His first experience with rocketswith rockets
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EducationEducation
Sent to boarding Sent to boarding schoolschool
First learns of First learns of Hermann Oberth’s, Hermann Oberth’s, “The Rocket into “The Rocket into Interplanetary Interplanetary Space”Space”
Receives his Ph.D. Receives his Ph.D. in physicsin physics
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World War IIWorld War II
Becomes a civilian Becomes a civilian of the German of the German ArmyArmy
Develops the V-2 Develops the V-2 rocketrocket
Surrenders to US Surrenders to US Army Army
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Life in the USLife in the US
Brought to Fort Brought to Fort Bliss to work for Bliss to work for the US Armythe US Army
Writes “The Mars Writes “The Mars Project”Project”
Returns to Returns to Germany to marry Germany to marry his cousinhis cousin
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Colliers MagazineColliers Magazine
““Crossing the Last Crossing the Last Frontier”Frontier”
Stresses the Stresses the importance of US importance of US military superioritymilitary superiority
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Colliers continuedColliers continued
Man on the MoonMan on the Moon ““The Journey”The Journey” ““Exploration of the Exploration of the
Moon”Moon”
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Colliers continuedColliers continued
The Baby Space The Baby Space StationStation
““First Step in the First Step in the Conquest of Conquest of Space”Space”
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A-Series RocketsA-Series Rockets
• The A-1The A-1Size, failed success in Size, failed success in
the army. the army.
• The A-2The A-2continued support from continued support from military.military.
• The A-3The A-3larger, more larger, more
powerful. powerful.
• The A-4The A-4• October 3, 1942; liquid October 3, 1942; liquid
oxygen/alcohol fueled.oxygen/alcohol fueled.
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V-2 RocketV-2 Rocket
Vengeance 2Vengeance 2
Attacks on London Attacks on London and Parisand Paris
Unorthodox testingUnorthodox testing
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V-2 RocketV-2 Rocket
V-2 at White SandsV-2 at White Sands
The BumperThe Bumper
America’s “firsts”America’s “firsts”
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Jupiter RocketJupiter Rocket
Jupiter AJupiter A
Army/Navy joint Army/Navy joint efforteffort
Jupiter CJupiter C
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RedstoneRedstone
Project MercuryProject Mercury
M-3 failureM-3 failure
First American in First American in SpaceSpace
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AtlasAtlas
America’s first man America’s first man in orbitin orbit
The Atlas-Agena The Atlas-Agena rocketrocket
Agena’s role in Agena’s role in unmanned lunar unmanned lunar missionsmissions
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Titan IITitan II
Two-stage, liquid Two-stage, liquid fueledfueled
Role in project Role in project GeminiGemini
Power of the Titan Power of the Titan rocketrocket
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Saturn RocketsSaturn Rockets
Saturn 1Saturn 1 S-1S-1 S-IVS-IV Successful test Successful test
flightsflights
Saturn IBSaturn IB
Powerful second Powerful second stagestage
objectivesobjectives
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Saturn VSaturn V
Manned moon Manned moon missionsmissions
3 stages3 stages
SpeedSpeed
Role in Apollo Role in Apollo programprogram
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ReferencesReferences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_BraunWernher_von_Braun
http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/index.htmlindex.html
http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/http://www1.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/coltech.htmlcoltech.html
Piszkiewicz, Dennis. Piszkiewicz, Dennis. Wernher von Braun: Wernher von Braun: The Man Who Sold the Moon. The Man Who Sold the Moon. Westport, Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998.CT: Praeger, 1998.