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“The first men who set out for Mars had better make sure they leave everything at home in apple-pie order. They won't get back to earth for more than two and a half years. The difficulties of a trip to mars are formidable. . . . What curious information will these first explorers carry back from Mars? Nobody knows-and its extremely doubtful that anyone now living will ever know. All that can be said with certainty today is this: the trip will be made, and will be made . . . someday.”

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Wernher von Braun

German rocket scientist known as the 'Father of Rocketry'. Wernher von Braun worked for Nazi Germany during World War II and continued his rocket research in the United States after the war, making significant contributions to human space exploration. more

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