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In this interview, Bob Pease discusses the development, testing, and evolution of the Saturn J-2 rocket engine, focusing on the engineering challenges and lessons learned during the program. He explains the importance of designing the engine’s…

Bob Ward interviews P. Petroff, asking about Wernher von Braun stories. Petroff relates a number of stories relating to von Braun's early life

Phone call between Bob Ward and Ralph Petroff. Ward asks Petroff about stories involving Wernher von Braun. Petroff's response is almost impossible to hear.

Conversation with Ralph Petroff on his encounters with Wernher von Braun. Petroff recounts von Braun's somewhat mythic status as well as the strife in early NASA between the Germans and the Jews.

Transcript with notes on a Conversation with Ralph Petroff on his encounters with Wernher von Braun. Petroff recounts von Braun's somewhat mythic status as well as the strife in early NASA between the Germans and the Jews.

Phillip Franklin was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He started his career at Southern Research Institute before he joined Thiokol in 1984. He worked in…

Phone call between Dr. William Pickering and Bob Ward on encounters Pickering had with Wernher von Braun. Transcript starts at 04:00 of the audio.