Oppenheimer | YM86-640A696 the Almaz Space Station program

the Almaz Space Station program set out to develop an advanced orbital station to support scientific research and exploration

Just like the rocket that inspired it

Oppenheimer became the chairman of the influential General Advisory Committee of the newly established U

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Oppenheimer | YM86-640A696 the Almaz Space Station programRobert Oppenheimer was the head of the Los Alamos Laboratory and the Manhattan Project, which developed the first nuclear weapons. After World War II, Oppenheimer became the chairman of the influential General Advisory Committee of the newly established U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. In that role, he advocated for international control of nuclear power to prevent nuclear proliferation and an arms race with the Soviet Union.