AI: Wernher von Braun and Elon Musk Compared: Mars (Part I: Wernher von Braun, the Saturn V, and NERVA) explores how Wernher von Braun envisioned using the Saturn V rocket and advanced nuclear-thermal NERVA engines to send humans to Mars. 🚀🔴
“The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet [Mars].” — Wernher von Braun
“Everything in space obeys the laws of physics. If you know these laws and obey them, space will treat you kindly.” — Wernher von Braun
“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
“Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? / ‘That’s not my department,’ says Wernher von Braun.” — Tom Lehrer