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TIL that in 1949, Wernher von Braun wrote a science fiction novel in which he named the leader of Mas "Elon" (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I would probably not have been openly speaking out against the nazi's in germany during the height of the war, but joining their ranks to advance my career is another point. Maybe I would if I was given the opportunity. Given his status as a rocketscientist, I can imagine that's exactly the opportunity that Von Braun was offered.