"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth—all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
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De Forest Says Space Travel Is Impossible, Lewiston Morning Tribune via Associated Press, February 25, 1957
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Lee De Forest
Lee De Forest (August 26, 1873 – June 30, 1961) was an American inventor. One of the fathers of the electronic age, he is credited with fundamental contributions to radio and to sound in motion pictures.
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