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G=EMC^2 Glazier wrote:
Hi Benoit Nice now I'm not flamed for showing the fraudulent,and
corrupt NASA. I watched the Saturn V take off in Florida(flew in) I
lived in Huntington Beach Ca in 1969. I could not miss it for anything.
My heart was broken when it was scraped. we can't let politicians take
over NASA ever again. NASA has to be given back the right stuff.
Brains,honesty,and a high regard for life of others.That means get rid
of the politicians. Bert
nightbat
Noble thoughts Bert, but good scientist's don't run countries,
politicians do. And yes when rocket man Dr. Wernher von Braun and some
of his close original German team of scientist's left the US space
program it was an indication of the change of future choice of transport
vehicle, space station design , and agenda at Nasa. Not all left however
and many capable scientist's and trained tech's remained to accomplish
many great successful and ongoing space missions.
See link for pic of Dr. von Braun with just passed great astronaut
Gordon Cooper.
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy.../SpaceAge.html
ponder on,
the nightbat
Double-A
It is interesting that Wernher von Braun came from a rather primitive
farming area that you might least expect would produce such a great
man of science. I take a special interest since it is the same area
where some of my own ancestors lived in the 19th century.
nightbat
Then that explains it, the particular Polish farm area folks
must have eaten some home made moon light made cheese and got a lot of
you fellows interested in outer space. From humble beginnings comes
great things.
Double-A
But then von Braun came from a noble family. His Prussian title was
Freiherr, which roughly translates to Baron. He was born in the town
of Wirsitz (now Wyrzysk) in Kreis (county) Wirsitz (now Wyrzysk) in
the region of Posen (now Poznan). At the time of his birth, it was
part of Germany, but now it's part of Poland.
nightbat
From noble family comes noble off spring sometimes. Poland has
been invaded so many times, everybody apparently wants a piece of her.
Double-A
In the 19th and early 20th centuries the region of Posen had a mixed
population of German Lutherans, Polish Catholics, and also Jews.
These people seemed to get along quite well with each other up until
the Nazi era. After WWII, the entire German population was expelled.
nightbat
Hmmmmm, Double-A, I thought it was the other way around, that
nearly everybody was expelled in Eastern Europe during the WW2 Nazi rein
except those considered Nationalized Germans. It took us Yanks, Brits,
and those allied Russians to expel the SS grauts. My fathers long family
generation clock making Jewish family emigrated from Germany before the
1st World War, and married my Catholic Mother in the new world. The
original Germane Rhineland was considered much larger then it was during
the war and Poland was retaken by the Germans as part of their National
repatriation policy. But I know Polish pride runs deep, some of their
women are the most stunning, no wonder they keep getting invaded.
Double-A
The town today has a website:
http://www.wyrzysk.pl/
No need to polish up on your Polish, the site has an English version.
Click on "History" to see von Braun's picture.
Double-A
nightbat
That posted link doesn't work, says site not found. However, my
understanding of Poland is beautiful landscape, rich farmland, no wonder
everybody seems to want it. The ideal climate, mixed cultures, stunning
vistas, beautiful woman, friendly folks, imaginative invention and
resiliency despite its troubled past. You come from very proud heritage
Double-A, and valuable cultural history, especially if the Nazi's wanted
it so bad. Thanks for the Dr. Von Braun historic family birth place
background info even though your posted link is not working.
the nightbat