TIL that in 1949, Wernher von Braun wrote a science fiction novel in which he named the leader of Mas "Elon"
Project Mars: A Technical Tale - Wikipedia
... and then some rich parent named their kid after a character from their favorite book. Then that kid grew up to be a spoiled brat who furiously insisted he was a genius despite multiple failures.
So?
Multiple failures?
The first, and only, truly reusable rocket, launching at rate unapproached, landing like Buck Rogers, is now a failure.
The ideological possession is astounding.
cool cherry, where’d you pick it? i checked the hyperloop and full self drive bushes, but they were bare.
He has some successes, and some failures.
Von Braun was also a nazi. Whether by concivtion or by opportunism isn't sure.
"Once they go up who knows where they come down? 'That's not my department' says Wernher von Braun."
We should elect Tom Lehrer, I mean he’s only 96
Given the time and place, so too would you have been.
Read up on the Polish Blue Police.
I would probably not have been openly speaking out against the nazi's in germany during the height of the war, but joining their ranks to advance my career is another point. Maybe I would if I was given the opportunity. Given his status as a rocketscientist, I can imagine that's exactly the opportunity that Von Braun was offered.
