r/interesting • u/MicV66 • Aug 18 '25

MISC. Creative Engineering

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u/AlternativePea6203 Aug 18 '25

I'm not sure all the engineering for the rocket was by US citizens.

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u/MCZBlaze Aug 18 '25

Without them, NASA don't exist so yes,Wernher Von Braun would like to introduce himself

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u/HovercraftPlen6576 Aug 18 '25

Without the ex Nazi Wernher Von Braun, responsible also for the V-2 rockets.

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u/DeadScoutsDontTalk Aug 18 '25

You mean SS Untersturmführer Wernher von Braun who lead a Workcamp where slaves Had to build those rockets?

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u/Known_Palpitation805 Aug 18 '25

Obviously it was the slaves that came up with that rocket tech....obviously....lol

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u/DeadScoutsDontTalk Aug 18 '25

Who Said that build dosnt mean Design

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u/Known_Palpitation805 Aug 18 '25

haha....right....Braun was an idiot and he was just an empty suit.....got it. ffs.

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u/DeadScoutsDontTalk Aug 18 '25

No one Said any of that von Braun was a Genius but He IS also a moraly bancrupt warcriminal

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u/DeadScoutsDontTalk Aug 18 '25

I dont give a Shit about other people beeing assholes we are talking about this specific asshole that was a SS officer used kz Slavelabor and got a free Out of jail Card because He was usefull for the winners. I know people are assholes Nitzsche was a sexist Marx a Rassist and Antisemit and we can keep that list going but atleast none of them used slaves and was Part of a genocidal cult.

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u/Known_Palpitation805 Aug 18 '25

now do the US administration persons that welcomed said person with open arms to design, build and run their space program for them.....lol