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Wernher Von Braun
The German scientist who helped make modern space exploration a reality, Werner Von Braun emigrated to the US in 1945 and became a citizen in 1955. His career, life, and discoveries are discussed here
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According to his own memoirs, he was invited to join the SS because of his talent in rocket science. He goes on to say that a coworker convinced him that joining would be the best way to continue his research, as he would have support and funding from the government. Had he turned down the offer, he would have had to quit working as a scientist, and he was unwilling to do that.
What college did Wernher Von Braun go to?
Wernher von Braun attended the Technical University of Berlin, where he studied engineering and earned a degree in mechanical engineering in 1934. He later pursued further studies in aeronautical engineering at the same institution. His education laid the groundwork for his significant contributions to rocketry and space exploration.
The Mａrs Project 1953 University of Illinois Press (There was a version in German apparently in 1952） The book was republished in 1962 (U of Illinois Press) presumably with some updating and again postumously in 1991. This book contained technical specifications to some degree.
He also wrote "The Exploration of Mars" with Willy Ley in 1956.
Where is the Von Braun Astronomical Society in Huntsville Alabama located?
The address of the Von Braun Astronomical Society is: 5105 Nolen Ave SE Huntsville, AL 35801
What rockets did Von Braun work on after the V-2?
After WW2 he developed three rockets for the US: the Redstone, the Jupiter and then Project Apollo's Saturn.
Who was Wernher von Braun and what was his connection to the Apollo moon missions?
Wernher Von Braun was a German rocket scientist, he worked for the U.s.A to develop their rockets like the Saturn 5 rocket for the Apollo spacecraft.
Prof. Dr. Werner Gitt was born in Raineck, East Prussia (Germany), on 22nd of February 1937. In 1963 he enrolled at the Technical University of Hanover and in 1968 he completed his studies as Diplom-Ingenieur.
Thereafter he worked as assistant in the Institute of Control Technology at the Technical University of Aachen. Following two years of research work, he received his doctorate in engineering summa cum laude in 1971 together with the prestigious 'Borchers Medal' of the Technical University of Aachen. In the same year Werner Gitt started his career at the Federal Institute of Physics and Technology (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig,'PTB'), Brunswick.
In 1978 he was promoted to a Director and Professor at the PTB. From 1971 to 2002 he was the Head of 'Information Technology'.
He has written numerous scientific papers in the field of information science, as well as many others concerned with mathematics and control technology. He has held lectures on related topics at numerous universities at home and abroad. Since 1984 he has been a regular guest lecturer at the State Independent Theological University of Basle, Switzerland, on the subject of 'The Bible and Science'.
He has spoken on the topic 'Faith and Science' in all five continents and in many different countries (e. g. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Lithuania, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, White Russia). Most of these talks were strongly evangelistic.
He married his wife Marion in 1966; Carsten was born in September 1969, and Rona in April 1969.
His website offers a valuable resource for the evolution/creation controversy.
Prof. Gitt offers many of his wonderfull books about creation science in different languages on-line in pdf format - and its royalty free.
Why was the Saturn V rocket so big?
The Saturn V was designed to place the Apollo space vehicle on a trajectory to get to the moon. This required a very large amount of fuels and oxidizers be carried for the engines, This required very very big fuel and oxidizer tanks inside each stage, making the Saturn V the biggest rocket ever built.
Note: Wernher von Braun's original 1950s plans for a moon landing did not require such a big rocket, as a space station would be used as an intermediate staging area. However when NASA took Kennedy's challenge to reach the moon "by the end of the decade" they abandoned his plan (developing the planned space station would take most of a decade itself) and decided to use a direct one step trajectory to the moon, which needed the very big Saturn V. The development of a space station would be postponed until after the moon missions were over.
Currently work is beginning on rockets usable for missions to Mars. They will likely be even bigger than the Saturn V, as even though we do now have a space station it is designed as a scientific research lab not as an intermediate staging area for moon or Mars missions (which would require the space station to have large fuel and oxidizer storage tanks, so it could act as a "filling station" for long range space vehicles before leaving earth orbit, as Wernher von Braun had originally planned the moon landings).
When did wernher von braun come to the us?
Von Braun surrendered to American soldiers on 1945 May 2. Approval for his transfer to the USA was approved on June 20, and he arrived there in September.
