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'''Wernher von Kerman''' is a famous rocket scientist at the [[Kerbal Space Center]] who tutors you in assembling a spaceship during the first tutorial "Construction Basics". Wernher can also be found in-game in Career Mode manning the Science Archives in the [[Research and Development|Research and Development Facility]]. He and [[Gene Kerman]] are the only officially named characters seen in-game besides the "original three" [[kerbonaut]]s [[Jebediah Kerman|Jeb]], [[Bill Kerman|Bill]], and [[Bob Kerman|Bob]]. | '''Wernher von Kerman''' is a famous rocket scientist at the [[Kerbal Space Center]] who tutors you in assembling a spaceship during the first tutorial "Construction Basics". Wernher can also be found in-game in Career Mode manning the Science Archives in the [[Research and Development|Research and Development Facility]]. He and [[Gene Kerman]] are the only officially named characters seen in-game besides the "original three" [[kerbonaut]]s [[Jebediah Kerman|Jeb]], [[Bill Kerman|Bill]], and [[Bob Kerman|Bob]]. | ||
| − | + | Wernher's personality seems casually self-congratulatory with regular mentions of his fame and the player reminding him of "a younger, less experienced, considerably less famous version" of von Kerman himself. He is known to roll his eyes at your "interesting" design choices. | |
His Steam Trading Card says, "Well, in theory it should have worked." | His Steam Trading Card says, "Well, in theory it should have worked." | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 14 March 2014
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| Famous Rocket Scientist | ||
| Occupation | Chief Rocketry Engineer Head of Research and Development | |
Wernher von Kerman is a famous rocket scientist at the Kerbal Space Center who tutors you in assembling a spaceship during the first tutorial "Construction Basics". Wernher can also be found in-game in Career Mode manning the Science Archives in the Research and Development Facility. He and Gene Kerman are the only officially named characters seen in-game besides the "original three" kerbonauts Jeb, Bill, and Bob.
Wernher's personality seems casually self-congratulatory with regular mentions of his fame and the player reminding him of "a younger, less experienced, considerably less famous version" of von Kerman himself. He is known to roll his eyes at your "interesting" design choices.
His Steam Trading Card says, "Well, in theory it should have worked."
Real-world parallels
His name most likely alludes to Wernher von Braun, the "Father of Rocket Science" who defected to the USA from Nazi Germany and led much of the USA's efforts during its space race with the USSR.
Wernher von Kerman appears to be the lead scientist at KSP, like von Braun at NASA; but the similarities seem to end there. The real Wernher von Braun was not known for bragging, in contrast with von Kerman. Also, von Kerman sports a moustache and glasses while von Braun was clean-shaven and didn't wear glasses.
Gallery
Official artwork of Wernher von Kerman
Wernher (left) shocked at unexpected science mishaps
Fiction
The fanwork Kerbal Comics call him Wernher von Grün, as grün is German for green (like Kerbals' skin color).
