cross-posted from: https://trouth.eu/users/Kathrin/statuses/114047987329527365
@todayilearned Today I learned that Wernher von Braun (of Nazi Rocket Scientist infamy) wrote a sci-fi novel about Mars colonisation. In 1971 a South African racist named his son after the book’s Martian Leader: Elon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project/_Mars:/_A/_Technical/_Tale#The_%22Elon%22
Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
https://youtu.be/QEJ9HrZq7Ro?t=16