[Nateman]

Robert Goddard was an American and was putting up rockets before Von Braun. In fact Von Braun admired and followed in his footsteps. Goddard never got the kind of funding Von Braun did

[Mariner]

“In fact Von Braun admired and followed in his footsteps. Goddard never got the kind of funding Von Braun did”

Von Braun invented a new rocket motor design that could scale up to the Saturn V in size.

The very same design is in use today worldwide.

He was a giant, and nobody since has come close.