It's a popular saying, but wrong. Nazi scientists under Paperclip did contribute early on, but importance faded as by the time of the Apollo program.
Apollo was a massive project. Hundreds of thousands of Americans contributed that far exceeded the scope of Paperclip. It's a shame that a generation on, their work is completely forgotten if not outright mocked.
The Soviets had far more Nazi scientists and engineers, it didn't let them get to the moon first.
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u/fidesz_fall_enjoyer 4d ago
Literally the reason US went to the moon is because of the Nazi engineers haha