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To those rocket pioneers, although forced to follow government orders, it was all about space technology for the betterment of life, not its destruction, as reflected in their choice of words. "We have proved rocket propulsion practicable for space travel. This third day of October, 1942, is the first of a new era of transportation, that of space travel," said General Dornberger. So began, for Krafft Ehricke, five decades of nonstop focus on developing his comprehensive philosophy and practical applications of spaceflight for the benefit of mankind. But first… |