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von brauns contribution to space exploration (1 Viewer)

edmond1

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i need some sources(apart from wikipedia) for van Brauns contribution to space exploration and/or rocketry. i already got wat hes done but i need to expand on it and im findig it a liitle hard to find information because most sites talk about his life and disneyland and all that sort of stuff that i dont want.


the second question of my assignment is.. space research has let to the development of many new material and technologies. identify one of these and assess its impact on society.justify your answer with examples.

just an idea would help me for teh second question

thanks in advance
 

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agreed with Edmond1, covering this dot point currently but no sites have anything that covers the dot point, just the random b/s we dont need
 

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srry, this might be a little off topic.

this the Von Brauns that made the "V2" rocket during WW2 for the Germans?
 

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kaliber said:
srry, this might be a little off topic.

this the Von Brauns that made the "V2" rocket during WW2 for the Germans?
yes
 

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got my assignment back and got full marks for the research but only 16/20 for the experiment :S . overall 30/34 not that bad but it was an easy assignment..
 

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kaliber said:
srry, this might be a little off topic.

this the Von Brauns that made the "V2" rocket during WW2 for the Germans?
The long-distance yet destructive power of the V2 was the foundation of von Braun's work on rockets used on space exploration.
 

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§Von Braun designed the Saturn V rocket, which launched the first astronauts to the moon.

§Von Braun is responsible for the ideas of the space shuttle and space station which is now called Skylab.

§Von Braun developed the four stage Jupiter Rocket that launched Explorer 1.
§He engineered and designed the Saturn rockets.
 

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