Nonetheless, in the earlier part of the fifties, some of the doubts were still there, and when a movie was made about von Braun’s life, I Aim at the Stars, Mort Sahl, the comedian, added the line “But sometimes I hit London.” Von Braun became in time not merely an American citizen but an enthusiastic American—a fan of the barbecue, a delighted deep-sea diver, a believer in the process of democracy—who added his voice to those advancing the cause of integration in the Huntsville, Alabama, schools.
