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- noun United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977)
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Examples
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You make my point Bronze, which is that NAZI’s such as Von Braun are celebrated today.
The Volokh Conspiracy » American Universities and the Nazis: 2009
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In this case, they quoted Von Braun as saying upon surrendering at the end of WWII, "We felt that only by surrendering such a weapon to people who are guided by the Bible could such an assurance to the world be best secured."
Chris Rodda: Michael Savage Attacks Mikey Weinstein Over Stopping of Air Force "Jesus Loves Nukes" Training Chris Rodda 2011
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The training quoted Von Braun, upon surrendering to American forces in 1945, saying: "We wanted to see the world spared another conflict such as Germany had just been through and we felt that only by surrendering such a weapon to people who are guided by the Bible could such an assurance to the world be best secured."
Chris Rodda: Texas Senator Demands That Air Force Answer to Him on Pulling of "Jesus Loves Nukes" Training Chris Rodda 2011
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In this case, they quoted Von Braun as saying upon surrendering at the end of WWII, "We felt that only by surrendering such a weapon to people who are guided by the Bible could such an assurance to the world be best secured."
Chris Rodda: Michael Savage Attacks Mikey Weinstein Over Stopping of Air Force "Jesus Loves Nukes" Training Chris Rodda 2011
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From it, we were able to recruit top scientists for our space program, such as Wernher Von Braun, as well as scientists who secretly worked on the Manhattan Project.
The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010
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Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Canada's Von Braun:
Canada's Von Braun 2010
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Von Braun, presented a comprehensive plan for human travel to Mars.
NASA's Weak Dream 2009
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Anderson: Is it because Goebbels was more more reprehensible, and his work less useful, than Von Braun?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Heidegger in the library’s grave of discarded lies 2009
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Is it because Goebbels was more more reprehensible, and his work less useful, than Von Braun?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Heidegger in the library’s grave of discarded lies 2009
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Von Braun would play a central role in both the U.S. nuclear-weapons and space programs.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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