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[A program that brought German scientists,
including rocket experts like Wernher von Braun,
to the United States after World War II,
played a significant role in its development.
These scientists, who had worked on
advanced rocket technology for
the Nazi regime, including the V-2 missile,
Contributed their expertise to the US military
and later to NASA.
This influx of talent helped accelerate
America's space program,
particularly in areas like
rocket propulsion and missile development.]
[Kurt Debus (front row, third from the left),
a former V-2 rocket scientist who became a
NASA director, sitting between
US President John F. Kennedy and
US Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1962
at a briefing at Blockhouse 34,
Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip