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Originally Posted by Tony&Cheri
Where was it that Werner Von Braun came from again?
In fact, didn't the US space program begin with Scientests from Germany?
Just asking. 
-Tony |
Actually the US owes significantly to Robert H. Goddard, the American father of rocketry and the first serious contender for the label of father of the space program. One can derive this conclusion from his early experiments with rockets, including his 1919 paper "A method for Reaching Extreme Altitudes," while he prepared for his doctorate at Clark University, in Worcester, MA.
The objective here is not to contest the importance of Von Braun's team in propelling America into space; but rather, to acknowledge the important influence of Goodard. In fact his discoveries are still affecting today's ultra-technical world. Some of his rocket patents still derive royalties to this day.
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/history/rocket-history.txt
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/servic...rd/goddard.htm
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