Does the U.S. space program need another Wernher von Braun?
It certainly would help. He always had good rapport with military superiors and, later, with NASA. He was an outstanding leader. Everyone liked to work for him, even scientists. He saw that a team approach was needed. You don’t find that [combination of attributes] often. What do you do for the U.S. Space & Rocket Center? Until I got so old, I gave lectures to teachers’ groups. Now I speak at space camps. Recently we hosted an international one, and I gave a talk on rocket history: what we did in Germany, how we came over to the U.S. and the lunar program. Such great adventures–I love talking about them. Subscribe to Forbes and Save. Click Here.
