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Eberhard Rees discusses the challenges of writing an accurate history of the Saturn program, emphasizing that the focus should remain on technological development, management, and factual outcomes rather than controversial issues or assigning blame.…

Richard Rogers describes his experience working on the J-2 rocket engine program after joining in 1960, emphasizing how engineers adapted proven technologies from the earlier RL-10 engine to overcome major development challenges. He explains that one…

Audio is of a presentation to American Institue of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), not an interview.

Experiences with test stand construction and design at White Sands.

Experience in V-2 developemerit during WW II in Gernany. Role played by foreign workers at Peenemuende. Notes on interview, not interview.

Manufacturing problems and achievements with Saturn, contractor and vendor relations.

Manufacturing problems and achievements with Saturn, contractor and vendor relations.

Mack Shettles describes the immense complexity of managing the Saturn V program, emphasizing that success depended as much on disciplined program management as on engineering. He explains how Dr. Arthur Rudolph's control room used standardized…