Read this excerpt from "The Race to Space: Countdown to Liftoff.” Chapter 2: Failure to Launch, 1942 "The rocket performed perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet.” —Wernher von Braun Around the 1920s, German engineers entered the scene, testing and developing their own rockets. They were intent on becoming the first in space. In 1927, three Germans—Johanne Winkler, Max Valier, and Willy Ley—founded the Spaceflight Society, an organization that would go on to foster many of the brilliant minds who eventually made spaceflight a reality. One of those brilliant minds belonged to Wernher von Braun, the man who would ultimately chart the conquest of space. One of the most highly regarded rocket scientists to ever walk the earth, Wernher von Braun is the father of modern spaceflight and a man who dedicated his life to the pursuit of his goal. He earned a doctorate in physics for aerospace engineering from the University of Berlin. Inspired by Robert Goddard's work in the United States, von Braun began to develop his own liquid-fueled rockets. When the Nazi Party rose to power in Germany, however, the Spaceflight Society was dissolved and civilians were barred from firing rockets. In order to continue his research, von Braun reluctantly joined the Nazi regime as the world geared up for World War II. What is the purpose of the quotation at the beginning of the chapter? to provide answers to topic questions and essays to help readers better understand the purpose of the passage to summarize all of the information in the paragraphs after it to capture readers’ attention with a witty and funny introduction