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Wernher von Braun, spaceman, director of the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal................................................................................................. LL.D...
Clark University Wernher von Braun, spaceman Sc.D. Citation: "Truly a modern Columbus. Space is his realm, the freeing of man from the chains of gravity which bind him to this planet...
...passenger? A guinea pig wrapped in a plastic bag would boil to death in its own heat in 15 minutes. And a man in an airtight capsule would cook himself in seven minutes. Last week Project Mercury researchers reported they had found a solution to the problem. The spaceman's body heat will be absorbed by a circulating water system. The water will boil, and the steam will be vented into space in a long, thin, man-made vapor trail...
Such a vehicle would have important military connotations. But James Van Allen, a pure scientist turned spaceman, sees such projects in simpler terms. Says he: "The satellite is a natural extension of rockets, which are natural extensions of planes and balloons, which are natural extensions of man's climbing trees and mountains in order to get up higher and thus have a better view...
...rivalry with Russia is not a simple propaganda battle. Says one spaceman: "We could concentrate entirely on our military developments and let the Russians have space to themselves. Would we thus make ourselves impregnable? No, because the rest of the world simply would not believe that we were impregnable. It would look to Russia as the clear leader-and the battle would be lost before it was fought...