German-US Partnerships in Spaceflight – Past, Present, and Future

The lecture discusses the past, present, and future of US space flight including German contributions. Over 1,600 German scientists and engineers were eventually brought to the US. The first group worked to recreate the V2 and test flights from Ft. Bliss, TX and White Sands, NM, eventually being relocated in 1950 to Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama as part of the US Army Ballistic Missile Effort. The author is convinced, we need to continue and even enhance meaningful and purposeful dialog and conversation, especially when times are difficult.