The scientists from both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. were primarily Germans who survived the War. The Germans were the first to actually come up with jet engines, rockets,
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Our best "get" was Werner von Braun - Nazi to the core - but we took him anyway because of what he could do and did for us. The moment the War in Europe was over, the Russians and Americans both fought to get these guys. Most of them wanted to come to us because if they failed while with the Commies off to the Gulag they went...
Not everything we did re: WWII was noble - but we did beat them to the moon so I guess overlooking Nazi Party affiliation was okay. Von Braun was a jerk - smart - but a jerk.
2007-06-13 16:14:25
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answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7
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Sprouts Mom got it ..the early real brains in the Space Race were German scientists who had worked for the Third Reich..for with the V-2 they had actually designed built and launched a rocket capable of travelling hundreds of miles....with the captured V-2s both America and Russia had areal life working design to go with....
in the 60's Werner von Braun had a ghost written autobiography put out called "I Aim At The Stars"..some suggested it should have been: I Aim At The Stars.But Sometimes Hit London....
2007-06-14 06:48:19
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answered by yankee_sailor 7
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The end of WWII brought about the beginning of the Cold War between the US and USSR. The space race was a part of this. We competed in everything to show who's way of life was superior. Communism or a Democratic/Capatalistic Society.
Early on Communism was winning as the USSR's space program was way ahead of the US's. It was our landing on the moon that catapulted us ahead. This is also why some believe that we faked landing on the moon. We needed to be better than the USSR so much that it is realistic to believe that our government would do anything to show this.
2007-06-13 16:15:16
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answered by Mik N 2
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Hello,
Many German (nazi) rocket scientist who developed the V1, V2 and a V3 missile on the drawing board were captured by either the Russians or allies and sent to apply their trades in Russia or America. Their knowledge helped with the projects that sent men in orbit and to the moon. Werhner Von Brown is your classic examples of these people.
Michael Kelly
2007-06-13 16:18:14
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answered by Michael Kelly 5
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2016-10-17 05:01:28
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answered by serravalli 4
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space race is the way they cover up the billions of money that hey spent on a nonsense saga rather than to use it to aide those who are in great need of foods and medicine spacially on third world country. world war two happens to cover up the evil things that those people in the vatican started. they are the one that ordered hitler to kill all those jews. and hitler is a devoted roman catholic. he not only trying to expand his teritory, he wants to expand catholicism that's why he slaughter those who doesn't belong to the christians religion.
2007-06-13 16:19:17
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answered by strangestorm_0001 3
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2007-06-13 22:21:37
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answered by Spsipath 4
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