16 Quotes & Sayings By Wernher Von Braun

Wernher Magnus Maximilian Arnold, Freiherr von Braun (May 23, 1912 – June 16, 1977) was a German physicist, engineer, and NASA space program director. He was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany before and during World War II. Von Braun worked on the German V-2 rocket program at Peenemünde during World War II, where he oversaw the construction of the world's first operational rocket launching facility. Von Braun headed the Development Projects Office within NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama Read more

After the war, he continued his work for NASA, eventually becoming the lead technical director of its later Apollo and space shuttle programs.

All one can really leave one's children is what's inside...
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All one can really leave one's children is what's inside their heads. Education, in other words, and not earthly possessions, is the ultimate legacy, the only thing that cannot be taken away. Wernher Von Braun
I'm convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the...
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I'm convinced that before the year 2000 is over, the first child will have been born on the moon. Wernher Von Braun
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In future utopia will need to hurry to keep up with reality. Wernher Von Braun
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It [the rocket] will free man from his remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. It will open to him the gates of heaven. Wernher Von Braun
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The rocket worked perfectly except for landing on the wrong planet. Wernher Von Braun
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Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws and obey them space will treat you kindly. And don't tell me man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go - and he'll do plenty well when he gets there. Wernher Von Braun
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Basic research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. Wernher Von Braun
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I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution. Wernher Von Braun
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Basic research is when I'm doing what I don't know what I'm doing. Wernher Von Braun
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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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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. Wernher Von Braun
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We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming. Wernher Von Braun
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It will free man from the remaining chains, the chains of gravity which still tie him to this planet. Wernher Von Braun
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I have learned to use the word 'impossible' with the greatest caution. Wernher Von Braun
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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. Wernher Von Braun