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0 pointsangersock12y ago0 comments

"Once the rocket goes up, who cares where it comes down? That's not my department", says Werner von Braun.

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Nitpick : the above almost makes it look as if von Braun made that statement, which he didn't. It's from a satirical song by Tom Lehrer.

Quite right. Lehrer had some fantastic lyrics to his credit.

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0 pointsangersock12y ago0 comments

"Once the rocket goes up, who cares where it comes down? That's not my department", says Werner von Braun.

Nitpick : the above almost makes it look as if von Braun made that statement, which he didn't. It's from a satirical song by Tom Lehrer.

Quite right. Lehrer had some fantastic lyrics to his credit.

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