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Wernher von Braun was a German-American scientist born on March 23, 1912. He is known as the father of rocket technology and played a significant role in the development of space exploration. Von Braun worked on the V-2 rocket program during World War II and later joined the United States after the war. He was instrumental in the success of the Apollo program and the first manned mission to the Moon. Von Braun's contributions to science and technology have had a lasting impact on space exploration and the advancement of rocketry.
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"Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing."

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

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"I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."

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"We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming."

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"It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet."

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"For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift."

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