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re: OU received invite in 2010 but did not think A&M was a good partner
Posted on 5/10/23 at 10:52 am to TideFaninFl
Posted on 5/10/23 at 10:52 am to TideFaninFl
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Because , again, I am right. It must be hard for you to try and always miss the mark.
There is a reason why Huntsville is called Rocket City.
Your assertions are denied by the Marshall Center itself in it history of the facility.
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Folks in NASA are pretty clear that Huntsville was chosen because the German scientists were stuck in limbo out in Ft. Bliss and could not get funding from existing channels.
The Redstone Arsenal was up for sale as the WW2 chemical weapons stuff was no longer needed.
I have no doubt the subsequent infusion of talent from all over the country made Rocket City into a real center of excellence.
Trying to say all that was because of the "local talent" is not really a defensible claim however. It was the advanced research lead by very non-Alabama folks and the suddenly very rich federal budgets to underwrite research that made the place what it is.
I have no doubt there were some very smart locals that jumped in to help but that is not why the spot was chosen.
This post was edited on 5/10/23 at 10:55 am
Posted on 5/10/23 at 11:05 am to Windy City
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I have no doubt there were some very smart locals that jumped in to help but that is not why the spot was chosen.
Part of it was because it reminded them of their native Germany in topography.
Part of it was Redstone
Part of it was what I said about local talent. Remember Huntsville was already home to Redstone
This was not me saying this but from Von Braun's own mouth. I was friends with his son Peter (little twerp), we both went to Randolph.
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