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Part of the "Our Future in Space: Messages From the Beginning" oral history interview video series.

Herb Burton was born in Amarillo, TX, but grew up in Gadsden, AL. He gained an appointment to the US Naval Academy in 1964. He graduated with a degree in Engineering from the University of Alabama in 1969. He spent a decade farming before joining…

Herman was born in Germany to an Army family, settling in Huntsville in 1974. He studied for a mechanical engineering degree from UAH, then went to work for Thiokol, beginning as a drafter. He completed his degree in 1981, then returned to Thiokol as…

Phone conversation between Bob Ward and Mr. Hewitt. Hewitt speaks about Wernher von Braun's gift for oration and some of the stories he shared about his past.

Transcript with notes on a Phone conversation between Bob Ward and Mr. Hewitt. Hewitt speaks about Wernher von Braun's gift for oration and some of the stories he shared about his past.

V-2 flights into the Baltic Sea from Peenemuende in 1937- Work V-2 reserach and fevelopement from wind tunnel viewpoint. Problems with V-2 aerodynamic stability.

Involvement in US Army Ordnance Technical Inteligence work during latter years of WW II. Interesting insights into the personaties of the various members of the von Braun team. Comments on American industrial psychology at the the end of the war. His…