Werner von Braun used forced [[slave]] laborers from [[concentration camp]]s during his career in Nazi Germany; thousands perished in the process. Ironically, more forced laborers died in construction of the [[V-2]] rocket that von Braun designed and oversaw its production than were killed in the late London Blitz.<ref>[https://youtu.be/wrKmDUNi6sY NASA's Nazi Memorials - Honouring War Criminals 2024], Mark Felton Productions, Apr 20, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref> Instead of bringing him to trial, the red carpet was rolled out for him and his team in the [[U.S.]] and he was showered with medals and honors for his role as the father of the Saturn rocket which landed a man on the moon. | Werner von Braun used forced [[slave]] laborers from [[concentration camp]]s during his career in Nazi Germany; thousands perished in the process. Ironically, more forced laborers died in construction of the [[V-2]] rocket that von Braun designed and oversaw its production than were killed in the late London Blitz.<ref>[https://youtu.be/wrKmDUNi6sY NASA's Nazi Memorials - Honouring War Criminals 2024], Mark Felton Productions, Apr 20, 2024. [[YouTube]].</ref> Instead of bringing him to trial, the red carpet was rolled out for him and his team in the [[U.S.]] and he was showered with medals and honors for his role as the father of the Saturn rocket which landed a man on the moon. |