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Early German rocketry in mid-1930s, especially wind tunnel research. Role of technical universities in such research on V-2 Rocket systems. Life in days leading up to and after the end of WWII. Coming to America through Operation Paperclip.

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…

Michael Shettles describes how NASA’s Saturn V program relied on innovative management and communication systems to coordinate the highly complex effort of building and launching the rocket. He explains that Marshall Space Flight Center developed an…

Transcript with notes on an Interview with Jim Shepherd on memories from Wernher von Braun, including him hunting and working with space camp.

Transcript with notes on a Conversation with Jim Shepherd regarding stories of Wernher von Braun, Safety protocol at Marshall Space Flight Center, and Stennis test center in Mississippi.