Jun 9 1959

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First Polaris-carrier nuclear submarine launched at Groton, Conn., the George Washington.


Click here to listen to a historic conversation between German rocket scientists Wernher Von Braun and Willy Ley. Highlights include the development of the German rocket programs during WWII, and the space program in the 1950's. Recorded on this day in New York City and continued on 23rd June, 1959 at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama.