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“The younger generation of rocket engineers is just beginning. They are of the new generation to which space travel is not going to be a dream of the future but an everyday job with everyday worries in which they will be engaged.”

Quote by Willy Ley

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Willy Ley was a German-born American writer known for his contributions to popular science writing. His works covered a range of fields including astronomy, cosmology, and science popularization, making significant impacts on the dissemination of scientific knowledge. more

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