Wernher von Braun said in the late fifties that a rocket to the moon would have to be the size of the Empire State Building to contain sufficient fuel for the trip. His scientific opinion apparently changed with the script when the Apollo Mission was abruptly declared in the late sixties.

Werner von Braun said in the late fifties that a rocket to the moon would have to be the size of the Empire State Building to contain sufficient fuel for the trip. His scientific opinion apparently changed with the script when the Apollo Mission was abruptly declared in the late sixties.