Asbestos wasn’t just used in buildings, ships, and factories — it also appeared in early rocketry. Justinian Lane looks back at the German V2 rocket, Wernher von Braun’s role in rocket development, and how asbestos insulation became part of aerospace history from World War II to the Apollo era.
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