{"product_id":"wernher-von-braun-autograph-peenemunde-v-2-rocket-colleague-letter-signed-psa","title":"WERNHER VON BRAUN Autograph PEENEMUNDE V-2 Rocket Colleague Letter Signed * PSA","description":"\u003cpre data-hook=\"description\" class=\"skK8UF\" style=\"text-align: var(--text-align, var(--text-align-default)); box-sizing: border-box; width: var(--width); max-width: var(--max-width, 100%); text-wrap-style: ; margin-block: 0px; border: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-break: break-word; text-overflow: ellipsis;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block-start: 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eGerman and American aerospace engineer Dr. WERNHER VON BRAUN fascinating, authentic autograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e typewritten \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align, var(--text-align-default));\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"712\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: normal;\"\u003eletter signed on his personal letterhead dated November 3, 1964 concerning the recruitment of one of his former Peenemünde rocket colleagues for Europe's fledgling space program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Tahoma; white-space: normal;\"\u003e With original mailing envelope.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block-start: 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align, var(--text-align-default));\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block-start: 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align, var(--text-align-default));\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"712\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003ePeenemünde was \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003eGermany’s World War II secret rocket research center where von Braun’s team developed the V-2, the world’s first long-range guided ballistic missile and a technological precursor to the rockets that ushered in the Space Age.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-align: var(--text-align, var(--text-align-default));\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Tahoma; white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block-start: 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align, var(--text-align-default));\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Tahoma; white-space: normal;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block-start: 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-align: var(--text-align, var(--text-align-default));\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Tahoma; white-space: normal;\"\u003eWriting from his home in Huntsville, Alabama at the height of NASA's Apollo\/Saturn program, von Braun personally intervenes on behalf of German engineer Hans Westphal, whom he had known from their years together at Peenemünde. At the time, von Braun was serving as the first Director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eIn the accompanying letter to a senior West German government official, von Braun describes Westphal as an outstanding specialist in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1099\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003einertial guidance and gyroscope development\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e and recommends him “in the strongest possible terms” for a position with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1226\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eELDO (European Launcher Development Organisation)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e, then developing Europe's pioneering \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1281\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eEuropa rocket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eAn extraordinary Cold War\/Space Race document directly linking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003evon Braun, Peenemünde and the V-2 era with the emerging European space program that would ultimately lead to today's European Space Agency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eVon Braun's signed letter to Westphal, in full:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"449\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dipl.-Ing. Hans Westphal\u003cbr data-start=\"400\" data-end=\"403\"\u003e39 rue François-Gérard\u003cbr data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"430\"\u003eParis 16e, France\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"476\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"476\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDear Mr. Westphal,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"481\" data-end=\"656\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnclosed you will find a copy of my letter of today to Ministerialdirigent Max Mayer, who is responsible in the Federal Ministry for Scientific Research for the space program.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"953\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSince I am not able to bring about or advocate your transfer from the Ministry of Defense to ELDO through direct channels, I have called your case to the attention of Mr. Mayer, who recently spoke with me about the existing difficulties in recruiting specialists for the German space program.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"958\" data-end=\"1090\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI hope that he will find the means and a way to pry you loose, and I wish you \u003cspan data-start=\"1036\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003e“Hals- und Beinbruch”\u003c\/span\u003e for the planned undertaking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1117\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1095\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith best regards,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1154\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYours,\u003cbr data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1131\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1154\"\u003eWernher von Braun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1172\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnclosure\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1172\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eNOTE: English translations are provided for reference only and are believed to be accurate; minor differences in wording or interpretation are possible. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eVon Braun's (unsigned) letter of recommendation, in full:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"357\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"357\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"November 3, 1964\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"496\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"496\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo Ministerial Director\u003cbr data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"390\"\u003eDipl.-Ing. Max Mayer\u003cbr data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"415\"\u003eFederal Ministry for Scientific Research\u003cbr data-start=\"457\" data-end=\"460\"\u003e532 Bad Godesberg \/ West Germany\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"520\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"520\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDear Mr. Mayer,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"942\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuring your recent visit to Huntsville, among other things you spoke of the difficulties you are having in finding suitable specialists for the German space program who are not yet so set in their ways that they lack all initiative. I was reminded of this conversation when, a few days ago, I received a letter from a good acquaintance who asked me to support his transfer from the German Ministry of Defense to ELDO.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"1588\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe gentleman in question is \u003cspan data-start=\"976\" data-end=\"1039\"\u003eDipl.-Ing. Hans Westphal, 39 rue François-Gérard, Paris 16e\u003c\/span\u003e, who since 1960 has been working in the field of defense-related activities at NATO in Paris, but who would very much like to accept a position that has been offered to him as \u003cspan data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003e“Project Officer\/Germany” with ELDO\u003c\/span\u003e. His problem is that, for such an assignment, he would either have to be granted a leave of absence by the Ministry of Defense or perhaps be transferred to your Ministry. This apparently presents some difficulties, since, given the existing shortage of qualified engineers, the Ministry of Defense is reluctant to give up personnel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"2144\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnfortunately, I myself am naturally unable to pry Mr. Westphal loose from my end, but perhaps it would be possible for you to initiate the appropriate steps. In doing so, you would secure a \u003cspan data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1808\"\u003efirst-rate colleague\u003c\/span\u003e. Mr. Westphal worked with us for many years during the \u003cspan data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"1885\"\u003ePeenemünde period\u003c\/span\u003e. He was approximately my age. I know him personally as an \u003cspan data-start=\"1944\" data-end=\"2033\"\u003eoutstanding specialist in the field of inertial guidance, gyroscope development, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e, whose employment in the European space program I would like to recommend \u003cspan data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2143\"\u003ein the strongest possible terms\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2246\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerhaps you can contact him directly. I am sending him a copy of this letter for his information.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2322\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2251\" data-end=\"2322\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith best regards and best wishes — personally and professionally —\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"2327\" data-end=\"2359\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont color=\"#0039f3\" face=\"Tahoma\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eYours,\u003cbr data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2336\"\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2359\"\u003eWernher von Braun\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1489\" style=\"white-space: normal; caret-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.81); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-block: var(--font-paragraph--spacing); border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-width: inherit; line-height: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Tahoma\" size=\"5\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; white-space: normal;\"\u003eThe von Braun autograph letter has been thoroughly reviewed and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA\/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION – your assurance of absolute authenticity. 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