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and one of his publications is mentioned as source. (SPACEFLIGHT, Vol. 21,2, Feb. 1979. Furthermore a speech by Opel himself on the occasion of the handover of the RAK2 to
Germany's most famous technology museum, the Deutsches Museum, is mentioned and provides the respective information. Thirdly Max
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and these sections need to be rewritten. Next the section “Liquid-fuel rocket development” does not contain any references. Finally “The impact of Opel RAK was both immediate and long-lasting on later spaceflight pioneers.” is not supported by any references. I could go on but I believe this is
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Von Opel, heir to a German automotive empire, financed and led the experiments. By sponsoring early tests of rocket-powered transport, he popularized the idea of rocket propulsion in
Germany. The work, though short-lived, had a tremendous effect on the development of air and space flight."
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Snithsonian, ESA and NASA are clear enough on the high relevance in the earliesr days of rocketry. There I will remove the NPOV tag again.
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Austrian visionary Max Valier, this German tycoon started the world’s first rocket program." in the Smithsonian Magazin. Contentwise it is also supported by
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