He caught the space bug in German "Rocket Clubs" in the early 20th century--about a hundred years ago. His experiences as a youth were probably not that much different from yours.

And the Saturn program was his baby. All in one lifetime, from kids launching toy fireworks to landing on the moon. Yeah, a lot of other things had to come together to make it happen, but its amazing what a great role just one man played in it.

Sometimes just one dedicated, visionary, capable, driven and ruthless man can really make things happen.

Four men got us into space in less than a century, as soon as the technology was available: Tsiolkovsky, Oberth, Goddard and von Braun. Sometimes I'm proud to be a human being.

Sometimes we can really kick ass.