Episode 1 NASA's Dirty Secrets; Operation Paperclip, Wernher von Braun & the Santa Susana Field Lab.

Episode One: NASA's Dirty Secrets After WWII Nazi scientists and their missile technology were quietly brought to America. The most prominent of these was Wernher von Braun, who would become the father of the American space travel program. NASA was careful to keep von Braun's dark past a secret, similar to their current efforts to hide the contamination at the Santa Susana Field Lab. One of America's worst nuclear accidents, the Santa Susana Field Lab, was kept as a closely guarded secret in the small town of Simi Valley, California. But the toxic and radioactive waste wasn't the SSFL's only secret. Join us through a series of insane but true documentaries about the Santa Susana Field Lab that Boeing, NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy don't want you to see. You can support us in our cleanup efforts at www.ParentsAgainstSantaSusana.org NARRATED BY: Jerrod Haarstad www.vojerrod.com VIDEO USED WITH PERMISSION: Steve Sloan, PHD. Director, The Baylor University Institute for Oral History MUSIC USED WITH PERMISSION: "Wernher von Braun," used with permission from Tom Lehrer, video from public domain footage. PHOTOGRAPHY USED WITH PERMISSION: Tommy Galinas * www.valleyrelics.org Amy Heiden * www.amyheiden.com Tom Marshall * www.photogra-fix.com PUBLIC DOMAIN IMAGES AND VIDEO: "U.S. government creative works are usually produced by government employees as part of their official duties. These works include writings, images, videos, and computer code. A government work is generally not subject to copyright in the U.S. Unless the work falls under an exception, anyone may, without restriction under U.S. copyright laws: Reproduce the work in print or digital form, Create derivative works , Perform the work publicly, Display the work, Distribute copies or digitally transfer the work to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending." https://www.usa.gov/government-works Archive.org * Bundesarchive * California Historical Society * Dan Beaumont Space Museum * Ford Library * German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv) * Library of Congress * Motion Array * NASA * Pond5 Archival Library * Public Resources.org * Relics WW2 * Smithsonian Institution * United States Holocaust Museum * United States Army Image Library * University of Southern California Library * Wikimedia.org RESEARCH REFERENCES: Ai.Com /Ed Buckbee * Baylor University Institute For Oral History * Dark Side Of The Moon, Wayne Biddle * Britannica.Com * Department Of Toxic Substances Control/Ssfl * Critical Past.Com * Enviroreporter.Com * Freedom Of Information Act * ”Secret Agenda,” Linda Hunt * “Operation Paperclip,” Annie Jacobson * Ssfl.Msfc.Nasa.Gov * Ssflworkgroup.Org * Nasa * National Archives * The Black Vault * U.S. Army * U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum * V2rocket.Com * Vault.Fbi.Gov * Wikipedia VOICE ACTORS: Steve Andrews * Michael E. Armstrong * Mathieu Bruneau * Joseph Leahy * Tobias Otto * William Preston Bowling * Fredrik Schikora The people, places, events, and stories portrayed in this film are real and historically accurate. However, some images have been used for contextual reference and should not be considered historical documentation.