“Qian Xuesen, the father of the Chinese Space Program, studied in the United States, and he was a protégé of Theodore Von Carmen's at Cal Tech and helped start the jet propulsion laboratory there, and then he got caught up in the anti-communism wave and was accused of being a spy and was actually deported back to China where he built from nothing, their entire missile and space program. So, in a way, in a very real way, the United States in trying to protect so-called protect our secrets and throwing this guy out of the country, we helped seed and start the Chinese missile program.” TryingRealCountryGuyFatherSecretProtectProgramWaveChineseCaught UpAccusedSpyLaboratoryJetTheodore Author:Leroy Chiao
“Modern science is fast-moving, and no laboratory can exist for long with a program based on old facilities. Innovation and renewal are required to keep a laboratory on the frontiers of science.” LongMovingModernProgramInnovationRenewalFrontiersFacilityLaboratoryModern ScienceMoved On Author:Burton Richter