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Re:Qian Xuesen dies at 98; Co-Founder of JPL and China's spa... by mythealias on Saturday December 14, 2013 @11:54AM (#6906177)
In his [autobiography][1] von Karman has a whole chapter (or two) dedicated to justifying why deporting Tsien just based on suspicion was a bad decision.

[1]: http://www.amazon.com/The-Wind-Beyond-Theodore-Pathfinder/dp...

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Re:Qian Xuesen dies at 98; Co-Founder of JPL and China's spa... by yapcguy on Saturday December 14, 2013 @01:59PM (#6906636)
Imagine, in your twilight years, being able to watch the culmination of your life's work.

"The elderly Qian was able to watch China's first manned space mission on television from his hospital bed." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen

Whatever the politics, he was recognized by his peers as being a genius, a great rocket scientist, and that will be his legacy.

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