Welcome to our Sunday special!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8gu1p939a4
You've just witnessed the first countdown in rocket history.
It was featured in the 1929 silent film "Frau im Mond" by Fritz Lang.
For this film, Lang hired the best rocket theorist and researcher of the time, the forerunner Hermann Oberth.
Also, even imaginary, the lunar rocket "Friede" was at the forefront of research at the time (liquid fuels, stages, etc...).
Hoberth who was Von Braun's professor will later work on the V2 before joining the USA to continue his research in astronautics. He will die at 95 years old after having seen the realization of his dreams; the man on the Moon.
Model from Currell:
https://currell.net/models/friede.htm
