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few things about faking a rocket mission to the Moon. At the age of 19, Wernher Von Braun began
working as an assistant to an older and more accomplished German rocket scientist, Hermann
Oberth. Just two years prior to this association, Hermann Oberth served as a consultant to German
film director Fritz Lang on his famous movie Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon), released in
1929.

Oberth was employed by Fritz Lang to advise him on how to make a rocket mission to the moon
appear realistic. Fritz Lang wanted to portray the steps required to get men to the Moon in a credible
fashion. Space agencies from around the world have duplicated key aspects of Lang’s movie which
add drama to the presentation of rocket launches. One such detail is the dramatic roll-out of the
massive rocket to the launch pad followed by the countdown sequence.

Fritz Lang Rocket Roll Out