Philosophy
Some cool sketches by Wernher von Braun will be up for auction today.
Sketches, diagrams, and letters from the pioneering rocket scientist Wernher von Braun will be auctioned off Wednesday.
German-born Von Braun is most famous in America for leading the project to design the rockets, including the Saturn V, that enabled America to land on the moon.
Bonhams auction agency in New York will auction 35 documents von Braun created for a series of articles called "Man Will Conquer Space Soon!" that ran in Collier's magazine between March 22, 1952 and April 30, 1954. Some of the plans and sketches, such as a diagram of a three-stage satellite vehicle, were created as source material for illustrations accompanying the article. The whole collection is estimated to value between $15,000 and $25,000.
"Reading von Braun's thoughts and speculations on the future of space travel and seeing his handwritten diagrams and sketches, some of which are surprisingly basic, is rather amazing and a clear testament to his spirit of exploration," said Bonhams spokesperson Staci Smith.
Despite his significant contributions to America's space program, von Braun's legacy is clouded by his association with Germany's Nazi Party during World War II. He led the team that developed Germany's V-2 rocket weapon, and was an honorary officer in Hitler's SS police force.
After the war, von Braun and members of his German rocket team immigrated to America, and von Braun became a U.S. citizen in 1955. He joined NASA and served as the first director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., helping to guide America's quest for the moon and inspire public support for the space program.
- "collier's Space Program"...realistic Or Scifi?
"The Space City That Could Have Been, If Not For Wernher Von Braun" by Ron Miller May 10th. 2013 io9 During the 1950s, Darrell C. Romick, a Goodyear Aircraft engineer and an early member of the American Rocket Society's spaceflight committee, presented...
- Deceased--walter Haeussermann
Key project officers at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, examine a prototype of the Explorer I satellite, 1958. From left to right, (seated) Dr Eberhard Rees (1908 - 1998), Major General John B. Medaris, German-born rocket...
- "manned Space Travel" Poll
"Given the expense, complexity, and uncertainty of mankind traveling in space, should such enterprises be suspended and greater relevance be placed on unmanned instruments to garner data and knowledge." I am a bit surprised by the results...4 [50%]...
- Deceased--konrad Dannenberg
Konrad Dannenberg August 5th, 1912 to February 16th, 2009 "Dannenberg a true space ambassador" by Patricia C. McCarter February 17th, 2009 The Huntsville Times He helped create moon rocket, but was most proud of teaching kids Yes, Konrad Dannenberg played...
- Deceased--ernst Stuhlinger
Ernst Stuhlinger December 19th, 1913 to May 25th, 2008 Members of the von Braun team reveal their Explorer Satellite in 1957. Standing left to right: Dr. William Mrazek, Dr. Walter Haeussermann and Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger. Seated: Dr. Eberhard Rees, General...
Philosophy
Von Braun sketches for sale
Some cool sketches by Wernher von Braun will be up for auction today.
"Von Braun Sketches to be Auctioned"
by
Clara Moskowitz
October 14th, 2008
Space.com
by
Clara Moskowitz
October 14th, 2008
Space.com
Sketches, diagrams, and letters from the pioneering rocket scientist Wernher von Braun will be auctioned off Wednesday.
German-born Von Braun is most famous in America for leading the project to design the rockets, including the Saturn V, that enabled America to land on the moon.
Bonhams auction agency in New York will auction 35 documents von Braun created for a series of articles called "Man Will Conquer Space Soon!" that ran in Collier's magazine between March 22, 1952 and April 30, 1954. Some of the plans and sketches, such as a diagram of a three-stage satellite vehicle, were created as source material for illustrations accompanying the article. The whole collection is estimated to value between $15,000 and $25,000.
"Reading von Braun's thoughts and speculations on the future of space travel and seeing his handwritten diagrams and sketches, some of which are surprisingly basic, is rather amazing and a clear testament to his spirit of exploration," said Bonhams spokesperson Staci Smith.
Despite his significant contributions to America's space program, von Braun's legacy is clouded by his association with Germany's Nazi Party during World War II. He led the team that developed Germany's V-2 rocket weapon, and was an honorary officer in Hitler's SS police force.
After the war, von Braun and members of his German rocket team immigrated to America, and von Braun became a U.S. citizen in 1955. He joined NASA and served as the first director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., helping to guide America's quest for the moon and inspire public support for the space program.
- "collier's Space Program"...realistic Or Scifi?
"The Space City That Could Have Been, If Not For Wernher Von Braun" by Ron Miller May 10th. 2013 io9 During the 1950s, Darrell C. Romick, a Goodyear Aircraft engineer and an early member of the American Rocket Society's spaceflight committee, presented...
- Deceased--walter Haeussermann
Key project officers at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, examine a prototype of the Explorer I satellite, 1958. From left to right, (seated) Dr Eberhard Rees (1908 - 1998), Major General John B. Medaris, German-born rocket...
- "manned Space Travel" Poll
"Given the expense, complexity, and uncertainty of mankind traveling in space, should such enterprises be suspended and greater relevance be placed on unmanned instruments to garner data and knowledge." I am a bit surprised by the results...4 [50%]...
- Deceased--konrad Dannenberg
Konrad Dannenberg August 5th, 1912 to February 16th, 2009 "Dannenberg a true space ambassador" by Patricia C. McCarter February 17th, 2009 The Huntsville Times He helped create moon rocket, but was most proud of teaching kids Yes, Konrad Dannenberg played...
- Deceased--ernst Stuhlinger
Ernst Stuhlinger December 19th, 1913 to May 25th, 2008 Members of the von Braun team reveal their Explorer Satellite in 1957. Standing left to right: Dr. William Mrazek, Dr. Walter Haeussermann and Dr. Ernst Stuhlinger. Seated: Dr. Eberhard Rees, General...