Eberhard Rees checked the welds, tolerances, tests, and weak parts behind the rockets that carried America toward the Moon.
While Wernher von Braun became the public face of the space program, Rees stayed near the manufacturing floor, test stands, contractor reports, and failures that had to be fixed before launch.
After Apollo 1, he helped tighten spacecraft design and quality control because one small flaw could become a national disaster.
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