There is just one thing I can promise you about the outer-space program – your tax-dollar will go further.
Meaning of the quote
Your tax money will be used more efficiently in the space program. The German scientist Wernher von Braun is saying that the government will spend your tax dollars more carefully on the space program, compared to other areas. In other words, your money will get you more value and results in the space program.
About Wernher von Braun
Wernher von Braun was a German-American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was a key figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany and later a pioneer of space exploration in the United States. Von Braun worked on the V-2 rocket and later helped launch the first American satellite, Explorer 1, as part of the U.S. space program.
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