Quote: Wernher von Braun on Crash Program

Posted by Alex in Quote-a-Day on January 18, 2008 at 3:47 pm


"Crash programs fail because they are based on the theory that, with nine women pregnant, you can get a baby in a month."

- Wernher von Braun, rocket scientist (1912 - 1977)


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One comment to "Quote: Wernher von Braun on Crash Program"

  1. Sid Morrison
    January 18th, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    I used to work with an engineer who was a former Soviet missle battery officer. That was a favorite quip of his as well.

    He also recounted the best way to score well on Army artillery tests was “not to have best aim, but rather to give vodka to man who keeps score”.


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