NASA finally stopped honoring a Nazi scientist. Why did it take so long?

NASA finally stopped honoring a Nazi scientist. Why did it take so long?

For years, NASA pumped out materials celebrating Kurt H. Debus, the Kennedy Space Center’s first director. Only one problem: Debus was a Nazi. But after years of omitting or obscuring Debus’ Nazi past, it seems the American space agency has very quietly acknowledged that he may not be the best representative of its efforts: the KSC, in Merritt Island, Florida, has renamed the Dr. Kurt H. Debus Conference Facility to the Heroes and Legends Confer…

Operation Paperclip: America’s Harvest of Nazi Science

Discover the real history of Operation Paperclip — the US secret programme that brought over 1,600 former Nazi scientists to America. Learn how it shaped the Cold War, NASA, and US military tech while hiding a deeply controversial past.