Still Waters Posted June 17, 2011 #1 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Sci-fi enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists tend to obsess about the possibilities of a space-faring Third Reich. Robert A. Heinlein authored a tale about a German lunar base as early as 1947. Nowadays, fans are abuzz for the 2012 release of "Iron Sky," the Finnish film full of scene-chewing space Nazis and swastika-stamped spaceships.Is there any factual basis for these outrageous fantasies? Did Nazi Germany actually have a space program? Absolutely not, according to Smithsonian Space History Curator Michael Neufeld. "This is a typical misunderstanding," Neufeld says. "People equate a rocket program with a space program, and the German rocket program was about building weapons only. That was the only reason Nazi Germany supported rocketry. Their objective was to build the V-2 and, if possible in the future, larger and longer-range weapons." Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID Posted June 17, 2011 #2 Share Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) It's true, they did not have a space program, and Hitler would have no such talk going on. Von Braun had alot of grief from the Third Reich because he did speak of a space exploration program. Fortunately, we got him and his wish came true here in America! Edited June 17, 2011 by MID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllJay Posted June 17, 2011 #3 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Did the Nazis Have a Space Program? Would be worse if Space had a Nazi Program. Just sayin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d e v i c e Posted June 18, 2011 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I think the Nazis were focused on more 'earthly' matters like, anihilating everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor_Strangelove Posted June 18, 2011 #5 Share Posted June 18, 2011 There goes the whole "If Germany won,we'd have space colonies by now" argument. Man, the neo-Nazis are going to be p***ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Dave Posted June 18, 2011 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Well i support that argument... Imagine we would have one gov. not thousands of corrupted ones.. and world " Germany lol " would probaly work as one civilization. Instead there is just BS all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitat Posted June 19, 2011 #7 Share Posted June 19, 2011 They had a real estate acquisition program. That kept them very busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyvernkeeper Posted June 20, 2011 #8 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Did the Nazis have a space program? Probably not, but at least the paranoia of people thinking they might have has now led to this movie coming out soon... Love the pigeon at the end... This movie looks hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taut Posted June 23, 2011 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Well i support that argument... Imagine we would have one gov. not thousands of corrupted ones.. and world " Germany lol " would probaly work as one civilization. Instead there is just BS all over the world. [/quote Yeah, it might be more efficient, but you'd have to rat out your mom for not having blue eyes and get her sent to the brothels, in order to "fit in". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted June 27, 2011 #10 Share Posted June 27, 2011 in the show secret weapons of the nazis ww2, they talk about a space plane. didnt get off the paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielost Posted June 27, 2011 #11 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Well i support that argument... Imagine we would have one gov. not thousands of corrupted ones.. and world " Germany lol " would probaly work as one civilization. Instead there is just BS all over the world. Yeah, it might be more efficient, but you'd have to rat out your mom for not having blue eyes and get her sent to the brothels, in order to "fit in". one very corrupt government, or 150 most of which are corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted June 27, 2011 #12 Share Posted June 27, 2011 in the show secret weapons of the nazis ww2, they talk about a space plane. didnt get off the paper I suspect that this is the work of Eugen Sänger you are referring to. Here is the wikipedia article on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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