Thank you Lee Zeldin, I appreciate you are being a good steward of my tax dollars.
Common sense finally prevails. This is exactly how we crush bureaucratic bloat—shutting down vanity projects that exist solely to push ideological agendas.
While the US space program, including the Apollo 11 mission that landed humans on the moon, was a US endeavor, it's true that key figures like Wernher von Braun, who led the development of the Saturn V rocket, had previously worked on rocket technology for the Nazis.
Here's a more detailed explanation:
Nazi Involvement:
Wernher von Braun, a German rocket scientist, was a prominent figure in the Nazi regime's secret weapons program, particularly the development of the V-2 rocket.
Operation Paperclip:
After World War II, many German scientists, including von Braun, were brought to the United States through Operation Paperclip to contribute to the US space program.
NASA and the Saturn V:
Von Braun became the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and played a crucial role in developing the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo 11 mission, landing humans on the moon.
Controversy:
Von Braun's Nazi past has led to controversy and debate about the ethics of using individuals with such backgrounds in the US space program.
Von Braun's Nazi Party Membership:
He became a member of the Nazi party in 1937 and was made a junior SS officer in 1940.
