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![Meet the former Nazi rocket scientist who all too accurately saw the future | John Naughton | The Guardian Meet the former Nazi rocket scientist who all too accurately saw the future | John Naughton | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/53fda065593fb15006797ad3549620d8c38ba0ca/0_160_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=6b4a0dc5e18d2ae72956d3f0aa08f105)
Meet the former Nazi rocket scientist who all too accurately saw the future | John Naughton | The Guardian
![Multimedia Gallery - Phil Smith (second from right) in Antarctica with rocketry pioneer Wernher von Braun (center). | NSF - National Science Foundation Multimedia Gallery - Phil Smith (second from right) in Antarctica with rocketry pioneer Wernher von Braun (center). | NSF - National Science Foundation](https://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/Phil%20Smith_f.jpg)
Multimedia Gallery - Phil Smith (second from right) in Antarctica with rocketry pioneer Wernher von Braun (center). | NSF - National Science Foundation
![Der Wettlauf zum Mond: 1957 startet das Rennen ins All mit dem Start von Sputnik 1 | Mond | Astronomie | Weltall | Wissen | ARD alpha Der Wettlauf zum Mond: 1957 startet das Rennen ins All mit dem Start von Sputnik 1 | Mond | Astronomie | Weltall | Wissen | ARD alpha](https://www.ardalpha.de/wissen/weltall/astronomie/mond/mond-monlandung-weltraumforschung-wernher-von-braun-johnson-100~_v-img__3__4__xl_-f4c197f4ebda83c772171de6efadd3b29843089f.jpg?version=1bb84)
Der Wettlauf zum Mond: 1957 startet das Rennen ins All mit dem Start von Sputnik 1 | Mond | Astronomie | Weltall | Wissen | ARD alpha
![How Much Did Wernher von Braun Know, and When Did He Know It? | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine How Much Did Wernher von Braun Know, and When Did He Know It? | Air & Space Magazine| Smithsonian Magazine](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/GVINqnyCel6Pih-lTltXBq807Nc=/fit-in/1600x0/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/98/c4/98c4ed4e-fcd8-4d86-b30d-4c275afeab7a/bundesarchiv_bild_146-1978-anh024-03_peenemunde_dornberger_olbricht_brandt_v_braun_1.jpg)