The story begins with Wernher von Braun, one of the most influential rocket engineers of the 20th century. After World War II, he wrote a speculative book called The Mars Project. Inside it was an unexpected detail. 1. He described a leader of Mars named “Elon” Not a character. Not a last name. A title given to the person leading the colony. It was meant as fiction, not prediction. 2. The book outlined a full plan for reaching Mars Multi-stage rockets. Orbital assembly. Reusable boosters. Concep

2K views | Wernher von Braun was the man who convinced President Kennedy that we can beat the Russians to the moon. He cut his teeth building rockets for the Nazi regime. Look for him in CHASING THE MOON, premiering on PBS across three nights beginning July 8 → pbs.org/chasingthemoon | New Mexico PBS | Facebook