User talk:Casphodel23/Operation Paperclip

Ace's proposed changes outline
MPA 2 Sentence Outline

I. Thesis

a. I plan on changing the "Scientific Accomplishments" section of the Operation Paperclip article into a section about how scientists from Operation Paperclip affected aeronautics and NASA in the USA by adding additional evidence from the sources my partner and I have researched and then rewriting the section. First, I will write about the history of the Marshall Space Flight Center, and then I will write subsections about the technology that emerged from the research the Operation Paperclip scientists did there.

'''II. Main Points'''

a. The section Alaina and I are rewriting consists of two sentences and does not provide much detail about further scientific advancements or how they influenced their fields. We will add detail and history to the current scientific achievements by focusing on Operation Paperclip's impact on aeronautics and space flight.

b. I plan to give a brief history of the Marshall Space Flight Center in the first part of the new section that includes Von Braun and his team's work at Peenemunde. Peenemunde is the location of German V-2 rocket development. The Von Braun team surrendered after beginning to work on the V-2 and moved to the USA. I will then include a short description of the projects that emerged as a result of the team's immigration before I explain more about them in subsections. I will do this to establish background information for the reader and to make the connection to the individual projects more obvious.

i. I will be using Power to Explore: A History of Marshall Space Flight Center 1960-1990, which is a book published by NASA as a part of their history project, to explain the work done at Peenemunde by Von Braun and his team and why the MSFC formed.

c. After this history, Alaina and I will give a chronological overview of projects conducted at the Marshall Space Flight Center by the rocket team secured by Operation Paperclip. I am splitting them into subsections to explain each more thoroughly.

i. I will be using an article found by my partner, The V-2 Rocket: Changing The Trajectory Of Warfare, because it includes a more detailed history of the development of the V-2 rocket. The V-2 rocket was one of the main reasons why Operation Paperclip targeted Peenemunde. It was the project that Von Braun was heading when he surrendered. It is also present in the current article, but could use some expansion.

ii. Another subsection will be about the Apollo missions that eventually led to humans traveling to the moon. I will also be using Power to Explore for this section (starting on page 53) because it describes how the scientists of the MSFC began to work on the project and how it traces back to Von Braun.

'''III. Secondary Research/Support'''

a. This book is a part of NASA's history project, and it documents the history of the Marshall Space Flight Center from before its formation (describing the German rocket team's immigration into the USA via Operation Paperclip) until the Space Station program in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I will primarily be using the first chapter of this source, Origins of Marshall Space Flight Center, to explain the history of the origin of Von Braum's team and their work in the USA that led to space flight.

i. Dunar, Andrew J.; Waring, Stephen P. (1999). Power to Explore: A History of Marshall Space Flight Center 1960-1990. NASA. ISBN 978-1478266464.

b. This article explains a little about Von Braun's life before going into how he developed the V-2 rocket, starting at Peenemunde and including the slave labor at the Mittelwerk factory. The V-2 rocket led to Von Braun and his team immigrating to the US and developing space flight technology despite their previous work as weapon creators. I will use this article to explain why the V-2 rocket was developed and how it led to Von Braun's involvement in Operation Paperclip

i. Hall, Dr Charlie (2022-11-21). "The V-2 Rocket: Changing The Trajectory Of Warfare." The Drive. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

Casphodel23 (talk) 17:25, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Proposed edits

 * 1) Thesis
 * 2) For MPA #2 I intend on making edits to the Scientific Accomplishments portion of the article, by changing it to a portion on the impacts of Operation Paperclip on aeronautics. My partner and I will expand on the information already given ( which was very little) to include more sources and useful resources.
 * 3) Main Points
 * 4) The section that we have decided to edit provides very little detail besides just the statement given. My partner and I intend on expounding on the statements they gave, and give more relevance to how it impacted aeronautics and rocketry as a whole.
 * 5) I intend on doing a deep dive into Wernher Von Braun’s history and his importance to the aeronautics field. I will specifically talk about his work before operation paperclip, and how it affected the operation following their immigration into the United States.
 * 6) I will specifically use NASA’s biography of Wernher Von Braun to discuss exactly what he did in his field
 * 7) Additionally, I will be using The Warzone’s, “The V-2 Rocket: Changing The Trajectory Of Warfare” to give a further in depth explanation on the missile itself and its impact on modern warfare.
 * 8) Secondary Research/Support
 * 9) Harbaugh, J. (2016, February 18). Biography of Wernher von Braun. NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/history/vonbraun/bio.html
 * 10) Hall, Dr. C. (2022, November 21). The V-2 rocket: Changing the trajectory of warfare. The Warzone. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-v-2-rocket-changing-the-trajectory-of-warfare#

Alainasayre (talk) 17:30, 4 October 2023 (UTC)