Roger D Launius

The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world. Launius surveys a wide range of viewpoints and narratives, both positive and negative, surrounding the program. These include the argument that Apollo epitomizes American technological-- and political-- progress; technological and scientific advances garnered from the program; critiques from both sides of the political spectrum about the program's...

The world's largest underground factory is filled with tunnels to house Hitler's secret weapon, the V2 rocket. Here, technology and torture went hand in hand and some of those involved went on the help take the United States to the moon. This is the Nordhausen V2 Rocket Factory.