Season 1 · Episode 10
Blood, Sweat & Rockets: Operation Paperclip
February 14, 202330m 15s
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Show Notes
After WWII, the U.S. hired and promoted Nazi aerospace engineers in a program called Operation Paperclip — yet it drove away its own rocketeers, Malina and Tsien, for alleged communist activity. In this episode, we unpack that paradox.