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		compostor42 on Aug 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Following WWII, a plan to use a Nazi rocket to put... >he claimed that his wartime work was really motivated by a desire to work on space travel. Reminds me of Gerald Bull. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Bull He just wanted to build his space gun. He had no qualms about building artillery for Saddam Hussein if it meant his efforts would get funded. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXgtNqCe9Ko https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_gun

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