Space
SpaceJames A. Michener
Characters in Space
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Dieter Kolff
A German rocket engineer and former Nazi scientist who becomes a central figure in the U.S. space program after his capture and subsequent recruitment.
John Pope
A Navy pilot and test pilot who becomes one of the Apollo astronauts, and the novel's primary point of view for the later sections.
Stanley Mott
An aeronautical engineer and POW who is tasked with rescuing Kolff from the Peenemünde facility.