There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program—your tax-dollar will go further.

—Wernher von Braun

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Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (US: VUR-nər von BROWN; German: [ˈvɛʁnheːɐ̯ fɔn ˈbʁaʊn]; 23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer and space architect. He led the development of German rocket technology in World War II, during which time he became a member of the...

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    There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program - your tax-dollar will go further.