Konrad Danneberg

German scientist Konrad Dannenberg was instrumental with building NASA's space program in the 1960s. Dannenberg, who defected from Nazi Germany at the end of World War II along with Werner Von Braun, helped to design the Saturn V rocket. Dannenberg later worked in Huntsville, Alabama, and mentored students at Space Camp. Dannenberg died on February 16, 2009 at the age of 96.FOX News: scientist who helped put man on moon dies (February 17, 2009)

Operation Paperlip was a secret mission to recruit German scientists at the tail end of World War II. The operation was three: To protect the scientists from possible backlash in their home country, to deny the Soviet Union these scientists' knowledge and expertise and to help the United States excel in military rocket technology. The space program was a byproduct of this research. A total of 119 German scientists were moved to the United States between the years of 1946-1950.Operationpaperclip.info: Home page

The Saturn V rocket was the epitome of space travel technology in the 1960s and helped the US to gain and keep dominance in the space race. The Saturn V was a multiple-stage single-use rocket, and the the largest rocket ever built. It was in use from 1967 to 1973. It carried NASA astronauts from the Apollo to the Skylab missions. It also has the best safety record of any NASA spacecraft, being launched 13 times without a fatality.Apollo Saturn: Saturn V Apollo Saturn: Flight history