> <i>After [von Braun's] death in 1977, greater detail of the German native’s service in the Nazi party and military would become more widely known.</i><p>That may technically be true, but it's not as if the broad outlines weren't already clear; consider the 1965 song "Wernher von Braun".<p><pre><code> A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience.
Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown,
</code></pre>
(also: my take on the future as seen from the mid-70s: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39084117">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39084117</a> )